noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A recital or a second performance; a repetition. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   doing or saying again; a repeated performance wordnet
3. 3
   A variation or version. countable, uncountable

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

4. 4
   (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained wordnet
5. 5
   The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated wordnet
7. 7
   A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process. countable, uncountable

   "The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration."

Synonyms

All synonyms

conduplicationcopycopyingcritiquedoublingduplicate

Example

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"Islam is not an iteration of Judaism."

Etymology

From Latin iterātiō, from iterō. Morphologically iterate + -ion.

Related phrases

iteration mark

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.