What is the definition for recursive and how would I use it in a sentences?
A recursive is something that defines itself by referring to itself (and yet not in a completely circular manner that becomes useless–such as, for instance “recursive means something that is recursive”). In math this can get pretty complicated, but in literary areas it is easier to understand, especially when it comes to computer acronyms, because hackers seem to love recursive names. So, for instance, the “GNU” system is defined as “Gnu is Not Unix” (GNU defines itself by reference to itself), or the TINT system which departed from TECO, so it is defined as “Tint Is Not Teco” (TINT defined with reference to itself, yet not so circularly as to be useless–it gives information about what it is, or at least what it isn’t).
