recurring

adj, noun — 3 senses

recurring

adj

AU, UK /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ · CA, US /ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/

1

Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

He has recurring asthma attacks.
Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.

2

Mathematics, Sciences Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.

Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

Synonyms: recurrent, repetitive
Derived terms: nonrecurring, recurringly, unrecurring

recurring

noun

1

A recurrence; a coming round again.

Winter, here, is a dimension of all reality, not one-fourth of the spiritual year's endless recurrings.2009, Martin E. Marty, A Cry of Absence: Reflections for the Winter of the Heart, page 21:

Synonyms: reiteration, repeat

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