Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process of repeating a process or set of instructions: The act of doing something again, often with the aim of improvement or refinement.
   • A single repetition or version: One specific cycle or instance within a repeated process.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The design improved with each iteration. (The design became better every time it was revised.)
  • This is the fifth iteration of the software. (This is the fifth version of the software.)
  • The algorithm uses iteration to find the solution. (The algorithm uses repetition to find the answer.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mathematical iteration": A method of solving a problem by repeatedly applying a formula, using the result of one step as the starting point for the next.
  • The value was calculated through a process of mathematical iteration.
• "Agile iteration": In software development, a fixed time period (e.g., two weeks) during which a team works to complete a set of tasks.
  • The team plans its work in two-week iterations.

Variants and Related Words

• Iterate (verb): To perform or utter repeatedly.
  • The team will iterate on the prototype.
• Iterative (adjective): Involving repetition.
  • Design is an iterative process.

Synonyms

• Repetition: The act of repeating.
• Cycle: A series of events that are regularly repeated.
• Version: A particular form of something differing from other forms.

Related Phrases

• "By iteration": Through the process of repetition.
  • The answer was found by iteration.
• "An iteration of": A specific version or instance of something.
  • This is the latest iteration of our product.

Noun

1. doing or saying again; a repeated performance
2. (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
   • the solution is obtained by iteration
3. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
   • the solution took hundreds of iterations