recurring

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of recur

Adj

1. Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
2. (not-comparable) Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.

Noun

A recurrence; a coming round again.

recur

1. (intransitive) Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
2. (intransitive) Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
3. (intransitive) Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.
4. (dated, intransitive) To speak, think, or write about something again; to go back or return to a memory, a subject, etc.
5. (archaic, intransitive) Followed by to, or (Scotland, obsolete) on or upon: to have recourse to someone or something for assistance, support, etc.; to appeal, to resort, to turn to.
6. (intransitive) Synonym of recurse (“to execute a procedure recursively”).
7. (intransitive) Often in the form recurring following a number: of a numeral or group of numerals in a decimal fraction: to repeat indefinitely.
8. (intransitive, obsolete) Followed by into or to: to go to a place again; to return.
9. (intransitive, obsolete) Followed by into or to: To go back to doing an activity, or to using a thing; to return.
10. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) Followed by to: to go to a place; to resort.
11. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) Followed by from: to move or run back from something; to recede, to withdraw.

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Synonyms

repeated

recurrent

periodic

circulating

reappearing

reiterative

revenant

second

2nd

seriate

seriated

cyclic

repetitious

repetitive

iterative

returning

recidivous

frequent

reverting

relapsing

Translations

recurrente

recorrente

ricorrente

wiederkehrenden

terugkerend

yinelenen

récidivé

periodiek

periódico

periódico

récidivant

récurrent

périodique

qui se répète

wiederkehrend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɪˈkəːrɪŋ/

Sentences

Therefore , at least a finite fraction of the starting volume is recurring .