recurrence.

1. A return or repeated occurrence of an event, condition or pattern.

2. A rule or relation expressing terms of a sequence through earlier terms.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• recurrence of an error
• pattern recurrence

On the page

Recurrence of the error indicated that the earlier correction had not addressed its cause.

Pattern recurrence was checked across independent observations.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular recurrence; plural recurrences. Also uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: criterion analysis, relative importance, potential and actual distinction, evidence interpretation. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional analysis, research and conceptual explanation. Commonness: moderately common.