English

Noun

recurrence ‎(countable and uncountable, plural recurrences)

1. Return or reversion to a certain state.
2. The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.

   I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations. — I. Taylor.

3. A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
4. Recourse.

Synonyms

• reoccurrence

Hyponyms

• recrudescence
• reemergence
• resurgence

Related terms

• recur
• recurrent
• recursive
• recursivity
• recursion

Translations

References

• “recurrence” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).