recurrent

See also: récurrent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

recurrent (not comparable)

  1. Recurring; happening time after time.
    Synonyms: perennial, repetitious; see also Thesaurus:repetitive
    The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
  2. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non-transient.
    Synonym: persistent
    Antonym: transient
  3. (anatomy) Running back toward its origin.
    Antonym: precurrent
    a recurrent nerve or artery
  4. (entomology) Turned back toward the base.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recurrentem.

Adjective

recurrent m or f (masculine and feminine plural recurrents)

  1. recurring, recurrent

Further reading

Latin

Verb

recurrent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of recurrō
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