recursiveness
nounUK /rɪˈkɜːsɪvnəs/
US /rɪˈkɝːsɪvnəs/
Recursiveness is when something repeats itself over and over in the same way.
The recursiveness of the pattern made it easy to predict the next shape.
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2. In computing, the quality of a function or process that calls or applies itself.
The programmer explained the recursiveness of the function that solved the puzzle step by step.
3. In mathematics and linguistics, the property of a rule that can be applied to its own output.
The recursiveness of the grammar lets a sentence contain another sentence inside it.
4. The tendency of a system or argument to refer back to itself.
Critics pointed out the recursiveness of the report, which kept citing its own earlier claims.