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Definition of iterate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

iterate

verb
 
/ˈɪtəreɪt/
 
/ˈɪtəreɪt/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they iterate
 
/ˈɪtəreɪt/
 
/ˈɪtəreɪt/
he / she / it iterates
 
/ˈɪtəreɪts/
 
/ˈɪtəreɪts/
past simple iterated
 
/ˈɪtəreɪtɪd/
 
/ˈɪtəreɪtɪd/
past participle iterated
 
/ˈɪtəreɪtɪd/
 
/ˈɪtəreɪtɪd/
-ing form iterating
 
/ˈɪtəreɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈɪtəreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to repeat a mathematical or computing process or set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stageTopics Maths and measurementc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin iterat- ‘repeated’, from the verb iterare, from iterum ‘again’.
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