"recursively" meaning in English

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Adverb

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Etymology: From recursive + -ly. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱers-}}, {{suffix|en|recursive|ly}} recursive + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} recursively (not comparable)
  1. In a recursive way or manner. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-recursively-en-adv-5AcNBKX0
  2. (computing) Using recursion. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing Translations ((computers) using recursion): rekurzivně (Czech), rekursiivisesti (Finnish), αναδρομικά (anadromiká) (Greek), ricorsivamente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-recursively-en-adv-TRPKAvAO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 97 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(computers) using recursion': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: corecursively, recursively enumerable
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