iteration

it·er·a·tion  (t-rshn)

n.

1. The act or an instance of iterating; repetition.

2. Mathematics A computational procedure in which a cycle of operations is repeated, often to approximate the desired result more closely.

3. Computer Science

a. The process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a specific result is achieved.

b. One cycle of a set of instructions to be repeated: After ten iterations, the program exited the loop.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	iteration - (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" loop physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	2.	iteration - (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" looping physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	3.	iteration - doing or saying again; a repeated performance repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again

Translations

iteration

n (form) → Wiederholung f