Dictionary Definition
recurrence n : happening again (especially at
regular intervals); "the return of spring" [syn: return]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Ultimately recurrere.Noun
- A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
- The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
- Recourse.
- Return or reversion to a certain state.
Related terms
Translations
a return of symptoms as part of the natural
progress of a disease
- Finnish: uusiutuma, uusiutuminen
the instance of recurring; frequent
occurrence
recourse
return or reversion to a certain state
- ttbc French: récurrence
- ttbc German: Rekurrenz
Extensive Definition
Recurrence and recurrent may refer to:
- Recurrence relation, an equation which defines a sequence recursively
- Poincaré recurrence theorem, Henri Poincaré's theorem on dynamical systems
- Recurrence plot, a statistical plot that shows a pattern that re-occurs
- Recurrence period density entropy, an information-theoretic method for summarising the recurrence properties of a dynamical systems
- Recurrent neural network, a special artificial neural network
- Recurrent rotation, a term used in contemporary hit radio for frequently aired songs
recurrence in German: Rekurrenz
recurrence in French: Récurrence
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Indian file, alternation, array, articulation, atavism, backset, backward deviation,
bank, beat, buzz, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuum, course, cycle, cyclicalness, descent, doubling, drone, duplication, echo, endless belt, endless round,
falling back, file,
filiation, frequency, gamut, gradation, hum, imitation, intermittence, intermittency, lapse, line, lineage, meter, monotone, nexus, oscillation, pendulum, pendulum motion,
periodicalness,
periodicity, piston
motion, plagiarism,
plenum, powder train,
progression,
pulsation, queue, quotation, range, rank, reappearance, rebirth, recrudescence, redoubling, reduplication, reecho, regression, regular wave
motion, regurgitation, reincarnation, relapse, renewal, reoccurrence, repetition, reproduction, resumption, reticulation, return, reversal, reverse, reversion, rhythm, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, seasonality, sequence, series, setback, single file, spectrum, string, succession, swath, thread, throwback, tier, train, undulation, windrow