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Definition of iterate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

iterate

verb

NAmE//ˈɪt̮əˌreɪt//

[intransitive] (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they iterate

he / she / it iterates

past simple iterated

-ing form iterating

to repeat a mathematical or computing process, or set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stage

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