recursive
/rɪˈkɜːsɪv/adjective
1- characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular递归的, 循环的, 尤指：
1.1
- Mathematics & Linguistics relating to or involving the repeated application of a rule, definition, or procedure to successive results【数, 语言学】（公式, 定义, 程序）递归的。
1.2
- Computing relating to or involving a program or routine of which a part requires the application of the whole, so that its explicit interpretation requires in general many successive executions【计算机】（程序）循环的, 递归的。
派生词
recursively
adverb词源
late 18th cent. (in the general sense)： from late Latin recurs- 'returned' （from the verb recurrere 'run back'） + -IVE. Specific uses have arisen in the 20th cent.