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recursive

[ri-kur-siv] / rɪˈkɜr sɪv /
ADJECTIVE
returning back
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We have the benefit of making this a recursive reinvented show every year; the categories itself are the premise, it’s the micro-premise within the segment or the element.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

That acceleration creates a feedback loop that Anthropic warned could eventually lead to what researchers call "recursive self-improvement."

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

Traditionally, AI systems compute these derivatives using a process called recursive automatic differentiation.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

As we watch his experiments, we first see and then feel their reactions in recursive proof of cause and effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Unfortunately, it’s only a legend; the recursive title was dreamed up by the linguist Robin Lakoff for a satire of a linguistics journal.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker



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