"iterate" meaning in English

See iterate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈaɪtəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ [Canada, US], [ˈɪɾəɹeɪt] [Canada, US], /ˈɪtəɹæɪt/ [General-Australian], [ˈɪɾəɹæɪt] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-iterate.wav
Etymology: From Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”), from iterum (“again”), akin to is (“he, that”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|iterō||do it for a second time, repeat}} Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} iterate (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Said or done again; repeated. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: repeated
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-adj-JHszwD1C

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈaɪtəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ [Canada, US], [ˈɪɾəɹeɪt] [Canada, US], /ˈɪtəɹæɪt/ [General-Australian], [ˈɪɾəɹæɪt] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-iterate.wav Forms: iterates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”), from iterum (“again”), akin to is (“he, that”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|iterō||do it for a second time, repeat}} Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} iterate (plural iterates)
  1. (mathematics) An n-fold self-composition of a function. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-noun-xydOiMD9 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics) The image of a certain value under such a function. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-noun-vUFEzPDl Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reiterate, iterative, iterator

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈaɪtəɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ [Canada, US], [ˈɪɾəɹeɪt] [Canada, US], /ˈɪtəɹæɪt/ [General-Australian], [ˈɪɾəɹæɪt] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-iterate.wav Forms: iterates [present, singular, third-person], iterating [participle, present], iterated [participle, past], iterated [past]
Etymology: From Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”), from iterum (“again”), akin to is (“he, that”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|iterō||do it for a second time, repeat}} Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} iterate (third-person singular simple present iterates, present participle iterating, simple past and past participle iterated)
  1. (computing) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-verb-OQSL-izM Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-verb-bom6tVWG Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (transitive, archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms (to repeat): reiterate Translations (To utter or do a second time): повтарям (povtarjam) (Bulgarian), itérer (French)
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-verb-Hw2jejWF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 6 16 16 48 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 8 8 13 12 49 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 10 9 12 12 43 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 10 11 14 11 42 4 Disambiguation of 'to repeat': 13 13 53 21 Disambiguation of 'To utter or do a second time': 0 1 85 14
  4. (design, transitive, intransitive) To repeat an activity, making incremental changes each time Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Design
    Sense id: en-iterate-en-verb-jblZj~eU Topics: arts, design
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reiterate

Inflected forms

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