Recursive
Meaning of Recursive
Describing a process that repeats by applying itself to its own result.
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Synonyms & related words
Recursive in a sentence
A recursive algorithm sorted the records.
A recursive model scaled the service.
Recursive methods are described in the software patent.
Students write a recursive function.
Origin of Recursive
From Latin recursus 'a running back' + -ive.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, recursive is a computing term. GL learning loops are recursive: each review builds on the last.
Recursive audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Recursive" — adjective, pronounced /rɪˈkɜːsɪv/, with the stress on "cur".
Narrator: Recursive means repeating by using itself on a smaller version of the same task.
Narrator: In plain English, it means something defined in terms of itself.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin recursus, a running back.
Narrator: A common collocation is "recursive function", which describes a function that calls itself.
Narrator: It differs from "iterative", because iterative uses loops, while recursive calls itself.
Narrator: In a second sense, in linguistics, recursive grammar lets sentences contain sentences.
Narrator: Computing, maths, linguistics and art all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: recursive means solving a problem with a smaller copy of itself.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: How does this function add up the folder sizes?
Speaker B: It's RECURSIVE! It comes from Latin for running back.
Speaker A: It calls itself for every subfolder?
Speaker B: Until there are none left.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Write a recursive factorial function", a coding task. "The recursive search went too deep", a bug. "Russian dolls feel recursive", an analogy.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Every recursive function needs a base case, or it runs until the stack overflows.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Iterative is its cousin, self-referential its twin, and nested an alternative — yet recursive keeps its clever charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "recursive" in AI prompts — useful for coding and teaching algorithms.
Speaker A: How for coding?
Speaker B: Write functions.
Prompt: Write a recursive Python function that flattens a nested list of any depth.
Speaker A: And teaching?
Speaker B: Visualise.
Prompt: Explain recursion to beginners using the example of counting down from ten.
Speaker A: Could it help file tools?
Speaker B: Yes, for folders.
Prompt: Write a recursive script that lists all images inside a folder and its subfolders.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Performance.
Prompt: Rewrite this recursive Fibonacci function using memoisation to make it faster.
Frequently asked questions about Recursive
What does Recursive mean?
Describing a process that repeats by applying itself to its own result.
ما معنى كلمة Recursive بالعربي؟
صفة تصف عملية تُكرر نفسها أو تشير لذاتها — 🔄🧠 صفة تصف عملية تُكرر نفسها أو تشير لذاتها؛ نمط يحتوي على نسخ أصغر من نفسه؛ أسلوب تكراري يُستخدم في الخوارزميات والرياضيات حيث تُطبق القاعدة نفسها بشكل متكرر حتى الوصول للنتيجة المطلوبة 🔄🧠
How do you pronounce Recursive?
Recursive is pronounced /rɪˈkɜːsɪv/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Recursive used in a sentence?
A recursive algorithm sorted the records.
What are synonyms of Recursive?
self-referential, repeating, iterative, self-similar, looping, nested.