recursive

1. 1.

   of or relating to a recursion

   Similaralgorithmic

Questions about recursive

What does recursive mean?

recursive means "of or relating to a recursion".

How many syllables are in recursive?

recursive has 3 syllables: re-cur-sive. The stress falls on "cur". In IPA it is /ˌɹiˈkɝsɪv/.

Is recursive a common word?

recursive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.