Meaning & use

iteration

noun·Academic

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A version of something produced by repeating and slightly modifying a process, or a single repetition within a repeated process.

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The design team released the third iteration of the app after months of user feedback.

Each iteration of the algorithm brought the results closer to the correct answer.

A note on using this word

Especially common in software development, engineering, and design, where products evolve through repeated cycles.

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