iteration
noun
it·er·a·tion
ˌi-tə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: version, incarnation
the latest iteration of the operating system
2
: the action or a process of iterating or repeating: such as
a
: a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result
b
: the repetition of a sequence of computer instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met compare recursion
3
: one execution of a sequence of operations or instructions in an iteration
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Examples of iteration in a Sentence
your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
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The latest iteration of Nxtpaper is notable for its adoption of AI to handle certain tasks.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Over the past few months, Paltrow has turned wearing cozy-yet-fashion-forward sweaters into an art form, and her latest iteration is no exception.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
This type of iteration will improve design cycles and make products much more user-centric, with the appropriate soft-touch human interactions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Was the real-time format baked in from the get-go, and was that part of what excited you about a return to the genre?
That calls into question all the various chronologies of this and all the different sort of iterations.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Over the past few months, Paltrow has turned wearing cozy-yet-fashion-forward sweaters into an art form, and her latest iteration is no exception.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
This type of iteration will improve design cycles and make products much more user-centric, with the appropriate soft-touch human interactions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Was the real-time format baked in from the get-go, and was that part of what excited you about a return to the genre?
That calls into question all the various chronologies of this and all the different sort of iterations.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iteration. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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iteration
noun
it·er·a·tion
ˌit-ə-ˈrā-shən
: repetition
especially
: a computational process in which a series of operations is repeated a number of times
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