Adjective

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drawing upon itself, referring back.

The recursive nature of stories which borrow from each other

(mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms

(computing, not comparable) of a program or function that calls itself

(computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time

(computing theory, not comparable, of a set) whose characteristic function is recursive (4)

Adjective

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Coming one after the other in a series.

They had won the title for five successive years.

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Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.

a successive''' title; a '''successive empire