Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Recurrence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recurrence \Re*cur"rence\ (r?*k?r"rens), Recurrency
\Re*cur"ren*cy\ (-ren*s?), n. [Cf. F. r['e]currence.]
The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return;
resort; recourse.
I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent
recurrence to the dangerous preparations. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recurrence
n : happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the
return of spring" [syn: {return}]
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