iteration

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But when, on his first visit to my room, two days later, he repeated exactly the same formula, without variation of a syllable, I thought it better to assure him that the iteration was absolutely unnecessary, inasmuch as I had believed him on both points easily from the first.

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  1. noun The act or an instance of iterating; repetition.
  2. noun Mathematics A computational procedure in which a cycle of operations is repeated, often to approximate the desired result more closely.
  3. noun Computer Science The process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a specific result is achieved.

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  • The smartest thing about this iteration is the way Anna efficiently enslaves the passive global population through a series of high-profile TV interviews in which an ambitious news anchor willingly accedes to the lizard demand: "We will not be portrayed negatively." —  Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
  • But when, on his first visit to my room, two days later, he repeated exactly the same formula, without variation of a syllable, I thought it better to assure him that the iteration was absolutely unnecessary, inasmuch as I had believed him on both points easily from the first. —  Border and Bastille
  • This iteration was a bit slower, due to the P&P summit (which was awesome btw). —  MSDN Blogs
  • But when, on his first visit to my room, two days later, he repeated exactly the same formula, without variation of a syllable, I thought it better to assure him that the iteration was absolutely unnecessary, inasmuch as I had believed him on _both_ points easily from the first. —  Border and Bastille
  • Tawnos's eyes narrowed. —  The Brothers' War
 

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  1. = French itération = Provencal iteratio = Spanish iteracion = Italian iterazione, from Latin iteratio(n-), a repetition, from iterare, repeat: see iterate.
 

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