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Repeatable vs Recurrent - What's the difference?

repeatable | recurrent |

As adjectives the difference between repeatable and recurrent

is that repeatable is able to be repeated while recurrent is recurring time after time.

repeatable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be repeated
  • (sciences, of an experiment or procedure) That gives the same results when repeated

    • Antonyms

    * unrepeatable

    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

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