An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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1) Pertaining to or using a rule or procedure that can be applied repeatedly.
2) Math.: Pertaining to or using the process of → recursion.

Adjective from → recursion.

Math.: A definition of a function from which values of the same function can be calculated in a finite number of steps. In mathematical logic and computer science, a recursive definition is used to define an object in terms of itself. An example is the → factorial: n! = n*(n-1)!

→ recursive; → definition.