iteration

See also: itération

English

Etymology

From Latin iterātiō, from iterō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪtəɹˈeɪʃən/, /ɪɾəɹˈeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

iteration (plural iterations)

1. Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
2. A variation or version.

   The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.

   • 2014, “Jazz at Lincoln Center”, in Radio New Zealand Schedule for Saturday 6th December‎^[1]:

     Still going strong in his ninth decade, Wein celebrates his 88th birthday behind the piano accompanied by the latest iteration of his band, the Newport All-Stars, featuring tenor saxophonist […]

3. (computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
4. (computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.

   The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration.

Synonyms

• (repetition): reiteration, repeat; see also Thesaurus:reoccurrence

Hyponyms

• (computing): polymorphic iteration

Translations

repetition in a computer program

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反覆 (zh) (fǎnfù)

• Czech: iterace f
• Dutch: iteratie (nl), herhaling (nl)
• Finnish: iteraatio (fi)
• French: itération (fr) f
• German: Iteration (de) f
• Hungarian: iteráció (hu)

• Italian: iterazione (it) f
• Maori: whitiauau
• Norwegian: iterasjon m
• Romanian: iterație (ro) f, iterare f
• Russian: итерация (ru) (iteracija)
• Swedish: iteration (sv) c
• Tagalog: pagliwan

single repetition of the code

• Finnish: iteraatiokerta
• German: Iterationsschritt m, Iteration (de) f
• Italian: iterazione (it) f

• Swedish: iteration (sv) c
• Tagalog: pagliwan