Associations to the word «Recursive»

RECURSIVE, adjective. Drawing upon itself, referring back.

RECURSIVE, adjective. (mathematics) (not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms

RECURSIVE, adjective. (computing) (not comparable) of a program or function that calls itself

RECURSIVE, adjective. (computing theory) (not comparable) (of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time

RECURSIVE, adjective. (computing theory) (not comparable) (of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)

RECURSIVE ACRONYM, noun. An acronym in which the first letter of the first word represented by the acronym is the acronym itself.

RECURSIVE ACRONYMS, noun. Plural of recursive acronym

RECURSIVE DEFINITION, noun. (semantics) A definition of a term within which the term itself appears, and that is well-founded, avoiding an infinite regress.

RECURSIVE FUNCTION, noun. (computing) Any function that uses recursion and can call itself until a certain condition is met

RECURSIVE FUNCTION, noun. (mathematics) Any function whose value may be obtained using a finite number of operations using a precisely specified algorithm

RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of recursive function

RECURSIVE, adjective. Of or relating to a recursion.