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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024it•er•a•tion (it′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of repeating;
a repetition. - [Math.]
- Mathematicsa problem-solving or computational method in which a succession of approximations, each building on the one preceding, is used to achieve a desired degree of accuracy.
- Mathematicsan instance of the use of this method.
- Computinga repetition of a statement or statements in a program.
- Latin iterātiōn-, stem of iterātiō; see iterate, -ion
- late Middle English 1425–75
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024it•er•ate /ˈɪtəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - to say or do (something) again or over and over:He iterated his objections.
it•er•a•tion /ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]constant iteration.[countable]The computer can perform repeated iterations of that function for days. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024it•er•ate (it′ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. - to utter again or repeatedly.
- to do (something) over again or repeatedly.
v.i. - Linguistics, Mathematicsto operate or be applied repeatedly, as a linguistic rule or mathematical formula.
- Latin iterātus, past participle of iterāre to repeat, equivalent. to iter- (stem of iterum) again + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reiterate, repeat, rehearse.
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