recursive
adjective
re·cur·sive
ri-ˈkər-siv 
1
: of, relating to, or involving recursion
a recursive function in a computer program
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely
a recursive rule in a grammar
recursively
adverb
recursiveness
noun
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Aschenbrenner’s startling thesis about exponentially accelerating AI progress rests on one core premise: that AI will soon become powerful enough to carry out AI research itself, leading to recursive self-improvement and runaway superintelligence.
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In a memorably recursive moment, the character of Casey Becker (played by Drew Barrymore) is quizzed on horror movie trivia by the killer via landline.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The program corresponds to a recursive function similar to the one from the Collatz conjecture, one of the biggest unsolved problems in number theory.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
This would attract more users, which would in turn further improve its search engine in a recursive cycle of learning and expansion.
—Paul Starr, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2019
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In a memorably recursive moment, the character of Casey Becker (played by Drew Barrymore) is quizzed on horror movie trivia by the killer via landline.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The program corresponds to a recursive function similar to the one from the Collatz conjecture, one of the biggest unsolved problems in number theory.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
This would attract more users, which would in turn further improve its search engine in a recursive cycle of learning and expansion.
—Paul Starr, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2019
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“Recursive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recursive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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