recurse

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from recursion.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Verb[edit]

recurse (third-person singular simple present recurses, present participle recursing, simple past and past participle recursed)

  1. (intransitive, computing) To execute a procedure recursively.
    The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node.

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Participle[edit]

recurse

  1. vocative masculine singular of recursus