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iterate

Pronunciation: /ˈɪtəreɪt/
Definition of iterate

verb

[with object]
  • perform or utter repeatedly: (as adjective iterated)the bird’s call is a monotonously iterated single note
  • [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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