What does recurrent mean?

Definitions for recurrent
rɪˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr-re·cur·rent

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word recurrent.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. perennial, recurrent, repeatedadjective

    recurring again and again

    "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"

Wiktionary

  1. recurrentadjective

    Recurring time after time.

  2. recurrentadjective

    non-transient.

  3. Etymology: From recurrens (present participle of recurrere).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. RECURRENTadjective

    Returning from time to time.

    Etymology: recurrent, Fr. recurrens, Lat.

    Next to lingring durable pains, short intermittent or swift recurrent pains precipitate patients unto consumptions. Gideon Harvey.

ChatGPT

  1. recurrent

    Recurrent refers to something that occurs again after a period of interruption, or something that is repeated often or periodically. It can refer to events, behaviors, symptoms, or phenomena that reappear or come back, especially after a period of absence or dormancy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Recurrentadjective

    returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains

  2. Recurrentadjective

    running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent nerve or artery

  3. Etymology: [L. recurrens, -entis, p. pr. of recurrere: cf.F. rcurrent. See Recur.]

Entomology

  1. Recurrent

    running backward: applied to nerves it = stomatogastric.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of recurrent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of recurrent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of recurrent in a Sentence

  1. Christopher Ransom:

    There are not that many medical conditions that produce transient, recurrent, and highly-stereotyped neurological symptoms and epileptic seizures top that list of diagnoses to consider, this case, however, produced a particular challenge because [ the ] patient initially only described the cyclical pattern of sweating, not neurological symptoms. It wasn't until a spell was directly observed that alterations of behavior, seen as slowed verbal responses, was recognized to accompany the episodes of intense sweating.

  2. Stephane Reynier de Montlaux:

    They cannot go to the hospital just because they cannot afford the price (of treatment) and whole logistics (of getting there), so they go back to the village and the kid dies in the village ... It's a very recurrent story.

  3. Anna Ricoy:

    We have one of the worst drought in decades, it's a recurrent drought that year after year is slowly eroding the livelihoods of small farmers. It's a silent disaster.

  4. Samuel Goldlust:

    His first scan was stable which was a good outcome, and then by the time he had a second and third scan, his tumors had started to shrink considerably, he’s now been under our care for several years, if you're one that looks statistics, we unfortunately don't expect someone with a recurrent tumor to be with us more than a time measured in months -- and often not very many months -- so he's had a tremendous response.

  5. Rima Qureshi:

    The targeted areas all have strong links to the areas that are core to the company, and high degree of services, software and recurrent revenues.

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Translations for recurrent

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  • wiederkehrend, rekurrent, wiederholtGerman
  • recurrenteSpanish
  • مکررPersian
  • toistuva, uusiutuvaFinnish
  • récurrent, périodiqueFrench
  • athfhillteachIrish
  • aahaghyrtaghManx
  • נשנהHebrew
  • ricorrenteItalian
  • tāruarua, auauMāori
  • recorrentePortuguese
  • reînceput, repetat, recurentRomanian
  • возвращающийся, рецидивный, периодический, рекуррентный, повторяющийся, возвратныйRussian
  • återkommandeSwedish
  • nükseden, reküran, rekürent, tekrarlayan, rekurrentTurkish

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