iteration (n.)

  1. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; the solution took hundreds of iterations

    [ Syn: loop ]

  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

    [ Syn: looping ]

  3. doing or saying again; a repeated performance

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