iteration

[it-uh-rey-shuh n]

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noun

the act of repeating; a repetition.
Mathematics.
1. 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.
2. an instance of the use of this method.
Computers.
1. a repetition of a statement or statements in a program.
2. 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.

Origin of iteration

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin iterātiōn-, stem of iterātiō; see iterate, -ion

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Related Words for iterations

emphasis, repetition, monotony

Examples from the Web for iterations

Contemporary Examples of iterations

It had many—the word now, I notice, instead of variations, everyone endlessly says iterations—it had many iterations.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination
Mindy Farabee
December 26, 2014
Eight iterations in, Mario Kart has become something of a known quantity.
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Alec Kubas-Meyer
May 26, 2014
On the other hand, after a lot of iterations, what does it become?
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James Barrat
February 1, 2014
The school is currently on Reveille VIII, and all iterations have been female.
The Dummies’ Guide to College Football Bowl Games
Sujay Kumar
January 1, 2013
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 Dominance
Nina Strochlic
November 9, 2012

Historical Examples of iterations

Her iterations upon money were the vile constraint of an awakened interest and wonderment at its powers.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete
George Meredith
People of intelligence are growing tired of the platitudes of the pulpit—the iterations of the itinerants.
Men, Women, and Gods
Helen H. Gardener

Word Origin and History for iterations

iteration

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).