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Recurrent vs Recurring - What's the difference?

recurrent | recurring | Synonyms |

Recurring is a synonym of recurrent.



As adjectives the difference between recurrent and recurring

is that recurrent is recurring time after time while recurring is happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

As a verb recurring is

present participle of lang=en.

recurrent

English

Adjective

(wikipedia recurrent) (-)
  • Recurring time after time.
    • The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
  • (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) non-transient.
  • Running back toward its origin.
    • a recurrent nerve or artery

    Synonyms

    * (math) persistent

    Related terms

    * quasirecurrent * recurrence

    Anagrams

    * ----

    recurring

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
    • He has recurring asthma attacks.
    Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.
  • (mathematics) 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