iteration

n. repetition

Iteration means the act of repeating.
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n. iteration, iterance, repetition

(n.)
Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
  

<programming> Repetition of a sequence of instructions. A fundamental part of many algorithms. Iteration is characterised by a set of initial conditions, an iterative step and a termination condition.
A well known example of iteration in mathematics is Newton-Raphson iteration. Iteration in programs is expressed using loops, e.g. in C:
new_x = n/2; do  x = new_x; new_x = 0.5 * (x + n/x);  epsilon then solve new_x n else new_x where new_x = 0.5 * (x + n/x)
solve n/2 n
(1998-04-04)