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iteration

[ it-uh-rey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of repeating; a repetition.
Mathematics.
1. Also called successive approximation. a 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.
2. an instance of the use of this method.
Digital Technology.
1. a repetition of a statement or statements in a computer program.
2. a different version of an existing data set, software program, hardware device, etc.:
  A new iteration of the data will be released next month.
a different form or version of something:
He designed the previous iteration of our logo.
a development strategy that involves a cyclical process of refining or tweaking the latest version of a product, process, or idea to make a subsequent version:
Our startup is relying on rapid iteration in the next software development cycle.

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English from Latin iterātiōn-, stem of iterātiō; iterate, -ion

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