Iteration
WordNet
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"
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Etymology
From , from .
Noun
- Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
- the use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop
- a single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process
- The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration.