iterate

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

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

noun

1. (mathematics) a function that iterates

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

verb

1. to say, state, or perform again

- She kept reiterating her request

Similar word(s): ingeminate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell

Definition categories: communication, tell

2. run or be performed again

- the function iterates

Definition categories: change, recur, repeat

Sentences with iterate as a verb:

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

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

- to iterate advice