Recurrent vs. Recurring — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Recurrent and Recurring
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Definitions
Recurrent
Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly.
Recurring
To happen or occur again or repeatedly
The pain recurred after eating.
Recurrent
(Anatomy) Turning in a reverse direction. Used of blood vessels and nerves.
Recurring
To return to one's attention or memory
The thought recurred to her late at night.
Recurrent
Recurring; happening time after time.
The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
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Recurring
To return in thought or discourse
He recurred to the subject right after dinner.
Recurrent
Non-transient.
Recurring
(Archaic) To have recourse; resort
"When ... direct taxes are not necessary, they will not be recurred to" (James Madison).
Recurrent
(anatomy) Running back toward its origin.
A recurrent nerve or artery
Recurring
Present participle of recur
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Recurrent
(entomology) Turned back toward the base.
Recurring
Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
He has recurring asthma attacks.
Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.
Recurrent
Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent pains.
Recurring
(mathematics) Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.
Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.
Recurrent
Running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent nerve or artery.
Recurring
A recurrence; a coming round again.
Recurrent
Recurring again and again;
Perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
Recurring
Coming back;
A revenant ghost
