iterate

Etymology

From Latin iterō (“do it for a second time, repeat”), from iterum (“again”), akin to is (“he, that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/, /ˈaɪtəɹeɪt/

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

   The max() function iterates through the data to find the highest value.

2. (computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action

   In mathematics, an iterated function is a function which is composed with itself, possibly ad infinitum, in a process called iteration.

3. (transitive, archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.

   to iterate advice

   • Milton

     Nor Eve to iterate / Her former trespass feared.

4. (design, transitive, intransitive) To repeat an activity, making incremental changes each time

Noun

iterate (plural iterates)

1. (mathematics) a function that iterates

   f²(x₀) is the second iterate of x₀ under f.

Adjective

iterate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Said or done again; repeated.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Gardiner to this entry?)

Further reading

• iterate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• iterate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• iterate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• ariette

Verb

iterate

1. second-person plural present indicative of iterare
2. second-person plural imperative of iterare
3. feminine plural of iterato

Verb

iterāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of iterō