iterative [it -uh -rey-tiv, -er-uh -tiv]
Word Origin
repeating; making repetition; repetitious. Grammar frequentative .Show More
Origin of iterative From the
Late Latin word
iterātīvus, dating back to
1480–90. See
iterate ,
-ive Related forms it·er·a·tive·ly , adverb it·er·a·tive·ness , noun un·it·er·a·tive , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for iteratively repetitious or frequent maths logic another word for recursive See recursive grammar another word for frequentative Show More
Derived Forms iteratively , adverb iterativeness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for iteratively adj. "involving repetition," late 15c., from French iteratif (c.1400), from Late Latin iterativus , from iterat- , past participle stem of iterare (see iteration ). As a noun, from 1854. Related: Iteratively .
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