Recursive — may refer to:*Recursion *Recursively enumerable language *Recursively enumerable set *Recursive filter *Recursive function *Recursive language *Recursive acronym *Recursive set *Primitive recursive function … Wikipedia
recursive — [ri kʉr′siv] adj. 1. reapplying the same formula or algorithm to a number or result in order to generate the next number or result in a series 2. returning again and again to a point or points already made [a recursive style of writing] … English World dictionary
recursive — 1790, from L. recurs , stem of recurrere (see RECUR (Cf. recur)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Mathematical sense is from 1934. Related: Recursively … Etymology dictionary
recursive — A procedure that is applied once, and then applied to the result of that application, and so on. A recursive definition (definition by induction) defines the result of some operation for 0, and then the result for any number n + 1 in terms of the … Philosophy dictionary
recursive — adjective a) drawing upon itself, referring back. The recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other b) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms … Wiktionary
recursive — adjective Date: 1934 1. of, relating to, or involving recursion < a recursive function in a computer program > 2. of, relating to, or constituting a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely < a recursive rule in a grammar > • recursively… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Récursive — Récursif Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
recursive — recursively, adv. recursiveness, n. /ri kerr siv/, adj. 1. pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly. 2. Math., Computers. pertaining to or using the mathematical process of recursion: a recursive function; a… … Universalium
recursive — algorithmic algorithmic adj. 1. of or pertaining to an algorithm. {recursive} [1913 Webster] 2. definitively solvable by a finite number of steps; said of mathematical or logical problems. Contrasted with {heuristic}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recursive partitioning — is a statistical method for multivariable analysis.cite book |author=Breiman, Leo |title=Classification and Regression Trees |publisher=Chapman Hall/CRC |location=Boca Raton |year=1984 |pages= |isbn=0 412 04841 8 |oclc= |doi=] . Recursive… … Wikipedia
