iterative
- adjective
- /ˈɪtəˌreɪtɪv/
- Being responsive to and overcoming early barriers were crucial to the ongoing collaboration and iterative development of the curriculum.
- iterative process
- iterative design
- iterative algorithm
OK, so very, very simple iterative function here.
- OK, so very, very simple iterative function here.
- And we think that this iterative process is really important.
- It's, it's a messy, iterative process.
- So not just one prompt, but it's iterative prompting.
- And so it can't be part of your actual kind of day-to-day iterative loop.
- A billion dollars gets open AIA handful of functional models and a pretty fast iterative loop, right?
- And being able to manage in that space over time is a very complex, dynamic kind of kind of iterative process.
- I would say understanding is an iterative process and understanding is prior to memorisation for me at least.
- So to me, the question is going to be there's a tension between disruptive innovation and rapid, iterative incremental innovation.
Examples
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We have to go through an iterative process in order to become the most impactful version of ourselves.
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Fine-tuning is an iterative process, and the more iterations, the better the result.
Academic text (2000) -
And I love their design and iterative process.
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And it's a bit more iterative ongoing process.
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The design process and its iterative nature are clearly presented and made visual throughout each episode.
Academic text (2008) -
For example, prototyping is a development methodology that is both iterative and recursive in nature.
Academic text (1996) -
We propose a framework to conceptualize, support, and evaluate CHW advocacy and the iterative processes they engage in.
Academic text (2013) -
Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim, and the analysis of the data was both iterative and interpretive.
Academic text (2008) -
The software development team followed an iterative approach, revising their code after each testing phase.
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To improve the project, they engaged in an iterative process of collecting feedback and making adjustments.
Synonyms
Doing the same thing again and again
Happening again and again at regular times
Happening again and again, often at regular times
Happens repeatedly in a regular pattern
Using the same words or idea again and again
Doing the same thing again and again
Happening again and again
In grammar, showing an action that happens again or often
Happens again and again over time
Compounds
How Repetitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word iterative comes from the Latin root iter- meaning 'again' or 'repeat', the same idea you see in reiterate. So something described as iterative is done in repeated steps or cycles, like improving a design a little more each time.