involving or designating a repeated procedure such that the required result at each step except the last is given in terms of the result(s) of the next step [adj RECURSIVELY]
Characterized by recurrence or repetition, in particular
Relating to or involving the repeated application of a rule, definition, or procedure to successive results
Relating to or involving a program or routine of which a part requires the application of the whole, so that its explicit interpretation requires in general many successive executions