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iterate

Syllabification: (it·er·ate)
Pronunciation: /ˈitəˌrāt/
Definition of iterate

verb

[with object]
  • perform or utter repeatedly.
  • [no object] make repeated use of a mathematical or computational procedure, applying it each time to the result of the previous application; perform iteration.

noun

Mathematics
  • a quantity arrived at by iteration.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin iterat- 'repeated', from the verb iterare, from iterum 'again'

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