Definition of "iterate" in Englisch

verb

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

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

noun

1. (mathematics) An n-fold self-composition of a function.

2. (mathematics) The image of a certain value under such a function.

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

adjective

1. Said or done again; repeated.

2. (as a participle) Iterated.