iteration
noun/ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] the process of repeating a mathematical or computing process or set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stageTopics Maths and measurementc2, Computersc2
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- [countable] a new version of a piece of computer software
- OfficePower is now in its seventh iteration.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin iteratio(n-), from the verb iterare, from iterum ‘again’.
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