Iteration

/ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

A recital or a second performance; a repetition..

Definitions by Sense

1. A recital or a second performance; a repetition.
2. A variation or version.
3. (computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
4. (computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.

Example Sentences

The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.

Still going strong in his ninth decade, Wein celebrates his 88th birthday behind the piano accompanied by the latest iteration of his band, the Newport All-Stars, featuring tenor saxophonist […]

If proximity is built into the very concept of ecology, not to mention iterations of environmentalism such as the local food movement, then a distancing mode like irony seems utterly unecological and unenvironmentalist.

Three or four complete iterations of various options are needed to gain cross-industry agreement.

The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration.

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