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   iteration

   /ˌɪtəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the repetition of a process or utterance: "what is the use of this constant iteration of the same things?"
   • ▪ repetition of a mathematical or computational procedure applied to the result of a previous application, typically as a means of obtaining successively closer approximations to the solution of a problem: "the equation can only be solved through iteration"
   • ▪ a new version of a piece of computer hardware or software: "the app is now in its tenth iteration"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin iteratio(n-), from the verb iterare (see iterate).

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