iteration
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- noun
- /ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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iteración
- For example, in Case Study 1, the number of rectangles at the 10th iteration is 1221.
- iteration number
- next iteration
- first iteration
Examples
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In this example, the AB-procedure terminates in three iterations, while the AB-L procedure does not terminate.
Academic text (2010) -
The system performs one iteration each of forward and backward relation generation.
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The time required for each iteration can range from one day to several weeks.
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After the successful implementation of the first iteration of remote observation technology, a second version was developed.
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The running time is basically the number of iterations times the time per iteration.
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An optimum shape is obtained in 12 iterations with a 65 percent reduction in volume.
Academic text (1994) -
All the results shown here were computed with 45 iterations total, after which the NNF has almost always converged.
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In computer programming, each iteration refines the algorithm for better performance.
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The software development team completed several iterations to improve the user interface.
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During the testing phase, the program went through multiple iterations to fix bugs.
Synonyms
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Repeating the same instructions in a program until a condition is met
One repetition in a process, for example one step in a loop
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Iteration comes from the old Latin word iterare, which means 'to do again' or 'repeat'. In computing an iteration is one cycle or pass — one 'repeat' of the instructions — so the name reminds you it is a single turn in a repeating process.