Kiingereza

recurrence

gb/ɹɪkˈɚəns/ us/ɹɪkˈɚəns/
C1 Kiingereza
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Nomino formal C1 event
1

Something happening again

when something happens again, especially something unwanted

Muundo wa matumizi: a recurrence of [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not confuse the noun recurrence with the adjective recurring. Recurrence is also more common than reoccurrence in formal writing.
Visawe
repetition (more general and often less formal) | return (emphasizes coming back after absence) | reappearance (emphasizes becoming visible or noticeable again)
Vinyume
cessation (the stopping of something rather than its happening again) | one-off (something that happens only once, not repeatedly)
Miunganiko ya maneno
prevent a recurrence |avoid a recurrence |fear a recurrence |a recurrence of violence |a recurrence of the problem |a recurrence of symptoms |frequent recurrence |periodic recurrence |recurrence pattern |recurrence of flooding
Mada
events |problems |patterns
Mifano
  • The company changed its procedures to prevent a recurrence of the error.
  • Residents fear a recurrence of last year's flooding.
  • The recurrence of the same image throughout the film gives it a dreamlike quality.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
  • We hope there will be no recurrence of the problem.
  • The school wants to prevent a recurrence of the accident.
Nomino technical C1 event
2

Illness returning after improvement

when an illness or symptom comes back after getting better

Muundo wa matumizi: recurrence of [disease/symptom]; [disease] recurrence
Kosa la kawaida:
Recurrence refers to the disease or symptom coming back. Relapse can also refer to a person becoming ill again or returning to an addiction.
Visawe
relapse (often used for a person becoming ill again or returning to an addictive behavior) | return (less technical and more general)
Vinyume
remission (a period when disease signs are reduced or absent) | recovery (improvement or return to health rather than return of illness)
Miunganiko ya maneno
cancer recurrence |tumor recurrence |disease recurrence |symptom recurrence |local recurrence |recurrence risk |risk of recurrence |recurrence rate |no evidence of recurrence |recurrence-free survival
Mada
health |medicine |disease
Mifano
  • The scan showed no evidence of cancer recurrence.
  • Doctors monitor patients closely because recurrence is most likely in the first two years.
  • She reported a recurrence of chest pain after stopping the medication.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
  • The doctor said the risk of recurrence is low.
  • Her tests showed no recurrence of the disease.
Nomino technical C2 rule
3

Recursive mathematical rule

a math rule that uses earlier values to find later values

Muundo wa matumizi: a recurrence for [a sequence/function]; solve the recurrence
Kosa la kawaida:
In mathematics and computer science, recurrence is often short for recurrence relation. It is not the same as the general idea of an event happening again.
Visawe
recurrence relation (the full technical term) | recursive formula (more explanatory and often used in teaching)
Vinyume
closed form (gives values directly rather than through earlier values) | explicit formula (does not require repeated recursive calculation)
Miunganiko ya maneno
solve a recurrence |linear recurrence |recurrence relation |recurrence equation |recurrence formula |recurrence for a sequence |recurrence for running time |divide-and-conquer recurrence |homogeneous recurrence |second-order recurrence
Mada
mathematics |computer_science |algorithms
Mifano
  • The Fibonacci numbers can be defined by a simple recurrence.
  • We used the master theorem to solve the recurrence for the algorithm's running time.
  • This recurrence expresses each term as the sum of the two previous terms.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
  • The recurrence tells us how to find the next number.
  • They solved the recurrence in class.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
recurrence
IPA
GB/ɹɪkˈɚəns/
US/ɹɪkˈɚəns/
Silabi na mkazo
re - cur - rence (silabi 3)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
  • Base: recurrence
  • Plural: recurrence, recurrences
Semi

eternal recurrence

1
/ɪtˈɚnəl ɹɪkˈɚəns/
fixed phrase technical

idea of events repeating forever

A philosophical idea that the world and all events repeat in the same way again and again, forever.

Mifano
  • Nietzsche’s idea of eternal recurrence challenges people to affirm their lives.
  • The professor gave a lecture on eternal recurrence in modern philosophy.
  • The novel plays with the theme of eternal recurrence through repeated scenes.

eternal recurrence

1
/ɪtˈɚnəl ɹɪkˈɚəns/
fixed phrase literary

Endless repetition of existence

the idea that the same events happen again and again forever

Mifano
  • Nietzsche's idea of eternal recurrence asks whether you would live your life again exactly the same way.
  • The novel plays with eternal recurrence, returning its characters to the same choices again and again.
  • For some readers, the film's time loop suggests a modern version of eternal recurrence.

no evidence of recurrence

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/nˈoʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ɹɪkˈɚəns/
fixed phrase technical

No detected return

tests do not show that the illness has come back

Mifano
  • Her latest scan showed no evidence of recurrence.
  • After five years, there was still no evidence of recurrence.
  • The report noted no evidence of recurrence at the surgical site.

prevent a recurrence

1
/pɹɪvˈɛnt ə ɹɪkˈɚəns/
fixed phrase

Stop it happening again

to stop the same bad thing from happening again

Mifano
  • The airline introduced new safety checks to prevent a recurrence.
  • We need to understand what went wrong and prevent a recurrence of the problem.
  • After the data breach, the company promised measures to prevent a recurrence.

recurrence interval

1
/ɹɪkˈɚəns ˈɪntɚvəl/
fixed phrase technical

Average time between events

the average time expected between events like floods of a certain size

Mifano
  • Engineers design bridges using estimates of flood recurrence intervals.
  • A storm with a 50-year recurrence interval can occur more than once in a person's lifetime.
  • The earthquake hazard map is based partly on recurrence intervals for major faults.

recurrence rate

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/ɹɪkˈɚəns ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase technical

How often it returns

the number or percentage of times something comes back

Mifano
  • Researchers compared recurrence rates after the two treatments.
  • The recurrence rate was highest in patients who stopped treatment early.
  • The city tracks the recurrence rate of software failures after each update.

risk of recurrence

1
/ɹˈɪsk əv ɹɪkˈɚəns/
fixed phrase

Chance of return

how likely it is that something will come back or happen again

Mifano
  • The drug can reduce the risk of recurrence after surgery.
  • Your risk of recurrence depends on the type and stage of the cancer.
  • Better drainage should lower the risk of recurrence of flooding in the area.

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