What does Recurrent mean?

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

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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. Francine Welty:

    I would expect a similar reduction in older adults because their risk for recurrent stroke may be even higher, however, until a randomized trial is done in older adults, we don't know for sure.

  2. Julian Evans-Pritchard:

    The current weakness in loan demand is partly structural, reflecting a loss of confidence in the housing market and the uncertainty caused by recurrent disruptions from China's zero Covid strategy, these are drags that can't be easily solved by monetary policy.

  3. Stanley Weiss:

    We expect that at some time it will help diminish the spread of COVID-19, based on the assumptions that persons who are infected and recover will have protective immunity, however, with SARS, data suggested protective immunity was of limited duration. Thus, the precise temporal dynamics may prove very important. For example, there could be recurrent waves. We hope with COVID-19, but do not yet know that they wont become re-infected.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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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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