Definitions for: Iteration

[n] doing or saying again; a repeated performance
[n] (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration"
[n] (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations"

Webster (1913) Definition: It`er*a"tion, n. [L. iteratio.]
Recital or performance a second time; repetition. --Bacon.

What needs this iteration, woman? --Shak.

solve x n = if abs(new_x-x) > epsilon
then solve new_x n
else new_x
where new_x = 0.5 * (x + n/x)
solve n/2 n

Synonyms: loop, looping

See Also: process, repeating, repetition

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