recurrent

/ri'kʌrənt/

Thân thiện

Efforts to solve the problem were recurrent throughout the year.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Happening or appearing repeatedly, at regular or irregular intervals: Describing something that occurs again and again, either periodically or from time to time. 2. (Medical) Returning after remission: Referring to a symptom, such as a fever or pain, that comes back after a period of improvement.

Usage

The adjective "recurrent" is used to describe events, patterns, themes, or problems that happen multiple times. It often implies a degree of predictability or a cyclical nature, though not necessarily with perfect regularity.

Examples

• General Use:
  • She was troubled by recurrent dreams about the accident.
  • The region faces recurrent droughts that threaten agriculture.
  • A recurrent theme in his novels is the struggle for identity.
• Medical/Scientific Use:
  • The patient was diagnosed with recurrent infections.
  • Recurrent fever is a symptom of several tropical diseases.

Advanced Usage

• "Recurrent neural network (RNN)": A type of artificial neural network where connections between nodes form a directed graph along a temporal sequence, allowing it to exhibit temporal dynamic behavior. It is used in tasks like speech recognition and language modeling.
  • Example: An RNN is well-suited for processing sequential data like text.

Variants and Related Words

• Recur (verb): To happen or occur again.
  • Example: The same problem seems to recur every few months.
• Recurrence (noun): The fact of occurring again.
  • Example: Doctors are trying to prevent a recurrence of the illness.
• Recurring (adjective): Very similar to "recurrent," often used interchangeably. "Recurring" can sometimes emphasize the repeated nature within a single, ongoing series (e.g., a recurring character), while "recurrent" can emphasize separate, distinct episodes.
  • Example: He has a recurring role on the television show.

Synonyms

• Periodic: Happening at regular intervals.
• Intermittent: Stopping and starting at irregular intervals.
• Cyclical: Occurring in cycles.
• Repetitive: Involving repetition.

Antonyms

• Isolated: Occurring only once.
• Single: One instance only.
• Unique: One of a kind; not recurring.
• Constant: Continuous without interruption (as opposed to stopping and starting again).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. recurring again and again
   • perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements

Từ đồng nghĩa

• perennial
• repeated