recurrent

adj — 4 senses

recurrent

adj

AU, UK /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/ · CA, US /ɹɪˈkɝənt/

Etymology From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.

1

Recurring; happening time after time.

The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.

2

Mathematics, Sciences Of a state Non-transient.

Stochastic processes

3

Anatomy, Biology, Botany, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Running back toward its origin.

a recurrent nerve or artery

4

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Turned back toward the base.

Derived terms: interrecurrent, nonrecurrent, null recurrent, oligorecurrent, positive recurrent, quasirecurrent, recurrent aborter, recurrent laryngeal nerve, recurrently, recurrent neural network, recurrent nova, recurrent slope linea, unrecurrent
Related terms: recurrence

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