recursive

Example Sentences

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These recursive efforts were not, however, acts of simple repetition; they reflected an urge to dig ever deeper into subjects that mattered to him most.

From Los Angeles Times

Particularly in its recursive moments of erasure, Lusitano’s experience as a historical figure illustrates the kind of collective activity that has traditionally excluded composers of African descent from classical music’s conventional performance and academic institutions.

From New York Times

The study also notes the long-term risk of software that recursively improves itself.

From Science Magazine

Other recursive phrases include music associated with Virginia that Clarissa overhears from a church choir.

From New York Times

Afterward the researchers presented their subjects with a completely new set of brackets and observed how often they arranged them in a recursive manner.

From Scientific American