recurring vs transient

recurring

adj
  • Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. 

  • Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely. 

noun
  • A recurrence; a coming round again. 

transient

adj
  • Occasional; isolated; one-off 

  • Intermediate. 

  • having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again. 

  • Passing or disappearing with time; transitory. 

  • Decaying with time, especially exponentially. 

  • Operating beyond itself; having an external effect. 

  • Passing through; passing from one person to another. 

  • Remaining for only a brief time. 

noun
  • A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum. 

  • A homeless person. 

  • homestay 

  • A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge. 

  • A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time. 

  • Something that is transient. 

  • A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker. 

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