iteration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the repetition of a process, statement, or sequence, or one cycle within that repetition

   Each iteration of the experiment produced more reliable results.

2. 2
   noun

   a new or revised version of a product, design, or idea

   The latest iteration of the chair is lighter and easier to repair.

3. 3
   noun

   computing: one execution of a loop or the use of repeated instructions

   During each iteration, the program checks every item in the list.

From Latin iteratio, 'repetition,' from iterare, 'to repeat,' itself based on iterum, 'again.' English adopted it for repeated speech or action; mathematics and computing later specialized it for repeatedly applying a procedure, while product design developed the sense 'successive version.'

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