1. characterized by a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely or until a specified condition is met
Usage: mathematics; computer science
2. relating to or involving the repeated application of a rule or procedure to successive results
Usage: technical

Examples

• The recursive function calls itself until it reaches the base case.
• She used a recursive algorithm to solve the complex mathematical problem.
• The recursive definition builds upon previous terms in the sequence.
• His recursive thinking helped him break down the large project into smaller parts.
• The recursive process continued until all data was processed.
• Recursive functions are powerful tools in computer programming.
• The recursive nature of the problem required careful analysis.