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iteration

[ it-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪt əˈreɪ ʃən /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

emphasis, repetition, monotony

Nearby words

  1. iter,
  2. iterance,
  3. iterant,
  4. iterate,
  5. iterated integral,
  6. iterative,
  7. iteroparous,
  8. ithaca,
  9. ithacan,
  10. ither

Origin of iteration

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin iterātiōn-, stem of iterātiō; see iterate, -ion
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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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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