noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.
2. 2
   The running together of ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.
3. 3
   (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained wordnet
4. 4
   The practice of having a teacher remain with the same group of students for more than one school year.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of loop form-of, gerund, participle, present

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iterationiteration

Example

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"The experience of a looping discussion in all languages which results in nothing is the cause."

Etymology

Compare Dutch loopen (“to run”).

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