iteration

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Meaning the US iteration, which is being canceled due to low ratings, will still run one episode longer than its successful predecessor.

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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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  • So here's the second iteration, and the third, fourth and so on. —  Ron Eglash on African fractals
  • I think the main reason we should do iteration-based retrospectives is to focus on what will make us go faster next iteration, and what are our current impedances. —  Planet TW
  • Meaning the US iteration, which is being canceled due to low ratings, will still run one episode longer than its successful predecessor. —  TV Squad
  • In any iteration, and particularly in a currently non-available 5-door Sport model, the Ford Fiesta's time is now. —  Auto Observer
  • We have something called "the retrospective" at the end of each iteration, and that's the time for the team to look at their process and say what's working, what's not and do we need to change. —  Enterprise Strategies
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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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