iteration
[it-uh-rey-shuh n]
- the act of repeating; a repetition.
- Mathematics.
- Also called successive approximation.a problem-solving or computational method in which a succession of approximations, each building on the one preceding, is used to achieve a desired degree of accuracy.
- an instance of the use of this method.
- Computers.
- a repetition of a statement or statements in a program.
- a different version of an existing data set, software program, hardware device, etc.: A new iteration of the data will be released next month.
- a different form or version of something: He designed the previous iteration of our logo.
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Origin of iteration
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Examples from the Web for iterations
Contemporary Examples
It had many—the word now, I notice, instead of variations, everyone endlessly says iterations—it had many iterations.
Eight iterations in, Mario Kart has become something of a known quantity.
On the other hand, after a lot of iterations, what does it become?
This is What Happens When You Teach Machines the Power of Natural SelectionJames Barrat
February 1, 2014
The school is currently on Reveille VIII, and all iterations have been female.
Since Steve Jobs died, all recent Apple releases have been iterations or improvements on existing products.
Apple’s Falling Stock Has Analysts Questioning the Company’s DominanceNina Strochlic
November 9, 2012
Historical Examples
Her iterations upon money were the vile constraint of an awakened interest and wonderment at its powers.
The Amazing Marriage, CompleteGeorge Meredith
People of intelligence are growing tired of the platitudes of the pulpit—the iterations of the itinerants.
Men, Women, and GodsHelen H. Gardener
Word Origin and History for iterations
iteration
n.
late 15c., from Latin iterationem (nominative iteratio) "repetition," noun of action from past participle stem of iterare "do again, repeat," from iterum "again," from PIE *i-tero-, from pronomial root *i- (see yon).
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