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Iteration as a Noun
Definitions of "Iteration" as a noun
Synonyms of "Iteration" as a noun (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Iteration" as a noun

The synonyms of “Iteration” are: loop, looping, repetition, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, reiteration, redundancy, superfluity, periphrasis, duplication

Iteration as a Noun

Definitions of "Iteration" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “iteration” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A new version of a piece of computer hardware or software.
Executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained.
(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained.
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.
The repetition of a process or utterance.
Doing or saying again; a repeated performance.
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.
A single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.

Synonyms of "Iteration" as a noun (10 Words)

duplication	A DNA segment in a chromosome which is a copy of another segment. This kind of duplication* is wasteful.*
loop	An intrauterine device in the shape of a loop. Make a loop* in the twine.*
looping	The basic pattern of the human fingerprint.
periphrasis	The use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing. A rather pompous periphrasis.
redundancy	The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded. The use of industrial robots created redundancy* among workers.*
reiteration	The action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity. The reiteration* of his campaign promise to cut taxes.*
repetition	The action of repeating something that has already been said or written. The geometric repetitions of Islamic art.
repetitiousness	Verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions.
repetitiveness	Verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions.
superfluity	Extreme excess. Servants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity.