describing something that causes itself to continue to exist

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Definition of describing something that causes itself to continue to exist in English English dictionary

self-perpetuating

It's a self-perpetuating error, now that we've made it, we can't fix it without breaking things that depend on it.

Hyphenation

de·scrib·ing some·thing that causes it·self to con·tin·ue to ex·ist

Turkish pronunciation

dîskraybîng sʌmthîng dhıt kôzîz îtself tı kıntînyu tı îgzîst

Pronunciation

/dəˈskrībəɴɢ ˈsəmᴛʜəɴɢ ᴛʜət ˈkôzəz ətˈself tə kənˈtənyo͞o tə əgˈzəst/ /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðət ˈkɔːzɪz ɪtˈsɛlf tə kənˈtɪnjuː tə ɪɡˈzɪst/