iterate
To perform or repeat an action on each item in a setTo perform or repeat an action on each item in a set.
Meaning
4 sensesTo perform or repeat an action on each item in a set.
The max() function iterates through the data to find the highest value.
To perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action.
In mathematics, an iterated function is a function which is composed with itself, possibly ad infinitum, in a process called iteration.
(ambitransitive)To repeat an activity, making incremental changes each time.
(archaic, transitive)To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.
to iterate advice
- run or be performed again
- to say, state, or perform again
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
The adjective is first attested in 1471, in Middle English, the verb in 1533, the noun inThe adjective is first attested in 1471, in Middle English, the verb in 1533, the noun in 1941; partly inherited from Middle English iterat(e) (adjective), partly borrowed from Latin iterātus, perfect passive participle of iterō (“to do something for a second time, repeat”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)) , from iterum (“again”) + -ō. Sporadical participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
iterates, iterating, iterated, iteratedSynonyms
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle