ITERATION


Meaning of ITERATION in English

I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English iteracioun, from Latin iteration-, iteratio, from iteratus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

: the action of repeating or reiterating : repetition , reiteration

constant iteration of the theme of a world out of joint — R.C.Carpenter

II. noun

1. : a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result

2. : the repetition of a sequence of computer instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met — compare recursion 2 herein

3. : one execution of a sequence of operations or instructions in an iteration

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