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iteration

[it-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of repeating; a repetition.

  2. Mathematics.

    1. Also called successive approximation.a problem-solving or computational method in which a succession of approximations, each building on the one preceding, is used to achieve a desired degree of accuracy.

    2. an instance of the use of this method.

  3. Digital Technology.

    1. a repetition of a statement or statements in a computer program.

    2. a different version of an existing data set, software program, hardware device, etc..

      A new iteration of the data will be released next month.

  4. a different form or version of something.

    He designed the previous iteration of our logo.

  5. a development strategy that involves a cyclical process of refining or tweaking the latest version of a product, process, or idea to make a subsequent version.

    Our startup is relying on rapid iteration in the next software development cycle.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of iteration1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English from Latin ٱپō-, stem of ٱپō; iterate, -ion
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While the Beach Boys tour was a hit-based performance, with this iteration, we’re more introspective, deeper cuts, performing much of the 1970s catalog.

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“We did create a little secret room, which has been through different iterations. Last season, it was a wine cellar you access through the bookcase.”

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These are three iterations of the same line from various drafts of the pilot episode for AMC’s “Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire.”

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With each iteration, I don’t have to pretend that I’m less than I am, because I don’t want to be the character that I was, or played, when she was 29, 35.

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In a three-star review, the Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish described the show as "defiantly bold, but more playful than antagonistic", although he added he wasn't sure the new iteration "adds much" to the original.

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