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recursive by Anonymous May 11, 2003
adj. See recursive.
"Wow, that's recursive."
recursive by Ian Copp May 13, 2005
1. Adj characterized by the recurrence or repetition of something.
Look at all those other definitions, they are recursive as fuck!
Recursive by Theron Valor October 19, 2011
A word describing a paradox in which a situation or event inherently repeats itself for what can only be assumed to be an infinite number of times.
Person 1: Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!

Person 2: Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.

Person 1: Well, imagine this:

Person 1 says, “Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!“

Then, Person 2 says, “Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.”

Then Person 1 says, “Well, imagine this:

Person 1 says, “Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!“

Then, Person 2 says, “Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.”

Then Person 1 says, “Well, imagine this:

Person 1 says, “Did you see the Urban Dictionary page for recursive? It’s pretty meta!“

Then, Person 2 says, “Yeah, but I didn’t really understand it. I think I need an example.”

Then Person 1 says, “Well, imagine this:”

Person 2: Alright, I get it!
Recursive by MediatorWishi August 20, 2020
This problem is a perfect example of a recursive formula.
recursive by Rachel September 5, 2004
Check out the spite of 'urban dictionary' entries on www.urbandictionary.com. The definitions are recursive, the act of viewing, reading and the emotions expressed are recursive.
recursive by Jim Carhart December 14, 2008