Looping
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.
- 2 The running together of ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.
- 3 (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained wordnet
- 4 The practice of having a teacher remain with the same group of students for more than one school year.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of loop form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The experience of a looping discussion in all languages which results in nothing is the cause."
Etymology
Compare Dutch loopen (“to run”).