- an iterating or being iterated; repetition
- something iterated
Origin of iteration
Middle English from Classical Latin iteratioAlso it′er·ance
noun
- Version 2.0 of a piece of computer software is an example of a new iteration.
- A scientific test process repeated for a second time is an example of a second iteration.
The definition of iteration is a new version of computer software, or the repetition of some word or process.
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iteration
noun
- The act or an instance of iterating; repetition.
- A form, adaption, or version of something: the latest iteration of a popular app.
- Mathematics A computational procedure in which a cycle of operations is repeated, often to approximate the desired result more closely.
- Computers a. The process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a specific result is achieved.b. One cycle of a set of instructions to be repeated: After ten iterations, the program exited the loop.
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Noun
(plural iterations)
- Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
- (computing) the use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop
- (computing) a single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process
- The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration.
- A variation of a design.
- The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.
Origin
From Latin iterātiō, from iterō.
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iteration - Computer Definition
One repetition of a sequence of instructions or events. For example, in a program loop, one iteration is once through the instructions in the loop. See iterative development.
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Sentence Examples
- The cheat codes that are available in this iteration in the series are very similar in nature to Sims cheat codes that you may have found for earlier versions of the popular PC simulation game.
- For this iteration, players will have the opportunity to take their uniquely created superstars through a true story mode, complete with rivalries, relationships, and specialty matches.
- But the flexibility of PHP files goes much further than this, and it is continually being developed, with big news in the works, like registered globals and magic quotes being done away with in the next iteration of the operating system.
- The new iteration promises more high-speed, big-air asphalt excitement on larger tracks with dazzling views of New York, Tokyo, and more, driving the dreamiest horses from Ferrari, Dodge, and Lamborghini.
- Sony PlayStation 3 - Easily the most powerful of the three, Sony's most recent iteration of the PlayStation is catering to the most hardcore of gamers and media junkies.
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