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iteration
- repetition: an instance or the act of doing something again
- step-by-step process: a process of achieving a desired result by repeating a sequence of steps and successively getting closer to that result
- repetition of steps: the repetition of a sequence of instructions in a computer program until a...
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  • iteration from FOLDOC

    iteration < programming > Repetition of a sequence of instructions. A fundamental part of many algorithms. Iteration is characterised by a set of initial conditions, an iterative ...

  • conversion to iteration from FOLDOC

    conversion to iteration. A transformation applied to functional programs to replace recursion with iteration. A tail-recursive function can be compiled to an iterative loop where ...

  • Iteration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    edit] Mathematics. Iteration in mathematics may refer to the process of iterating a function, or to the techniques used in iterative methods for solving numerical problems.

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