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recursively

re·cur·sive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-kur-siv]
    • /rɪˈkɜr sɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-kur-siv]
    • /rɪˈkɜr sɪv/

Definitions of recursively word

  • adjective recursively pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly. 1
  • adjective recursively Mathematics, Computers. pertaining to or using the mathematical process of recursion: a recursive function; a recursive procedure. 1
  • adverb recursively in a manner that can repeat itself indefinitely 0

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Origin of recursively

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; recurs(ion) + -ive

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Parts of speech for Recursively

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recursively popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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