iteration

1. 1.

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

   “the solution took hundreds of iterations”

   Synonymsloop

   Broaderprocess

   computer science

2. 2.

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

   “the solution is obtained by iteration”

   Synonymslooping

   Broaderprocess

   computer science

3. 3.

   doing or saying again; a repeated performance

   Broaderrepetition

Other forms of iteration

plural

iterations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about iteration

What does iteration mean?

iteration means "(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in iteration?

iteration has 4 syllables: it-e-ra-tion. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ˌɪtɚˈeɪʃən/.

What is another word for iteration?

Close synonyms include loop, looping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is iteration a common word?

iteration is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with iteration?

133 words rhyme with iteration. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.