iteration

Noun

Meaning

doing or saying again; a repeated performance

(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained

(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

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Synonyms

loop repeat renewal repetition rehearsal recurrence looping redo reiteration version return run stage frequency phase
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Hypernyms

process repeating repetition physical process

Phrases with the word

polymorphic iteration

Examples

the solution is obtained by iteration Source: Internet

the solution took hundreds of iterations Source: Internet

A common patch to fix this is to introduce a new function, called glutCheckLoop() (Mac OS X) or glutMainLoopEvent() (FreeGLUT/OpenGLUT), which runs only a single iteration of the GLUT event loop. Source: Internet

All oft-seen Lisp dialects have imperative-style iteration constructs, from Scheme's do loop to Common Lisp 's complex loop expressions. Source: Internet

A feature of these schemes is that an attacker can only test one specific password on each iteration with the other party, and so the system provides good security with relatively weak passwords. Source: Internet

Are Media has launched the third iteration of its Activist Agenda, a campaign pushing for governments to introduce a nationally consistent offence known as Coercive Control. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

iterated function system iterated integral iteratee iteration mark iterative iterative aspect