iteration
noun
it·er·a·tion
ˌi-tə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: version, incarnation
the latest iteration of the operating system
2
: the action or a process of iterating or repeating: such as
a
: a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result
b
: the repetition of a sequence of computer instructions a specified number of times or until a condition is met compare recursion
3
: one execution of a sequence of operations or instructions in an iteration
Examples of iteration in a Sentence
your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
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Behind McCartney and his band, photos of his childhood and time with early Beatles iteration the Quarrymen were projected onto a screen.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
The infrastructure to spend money is now a checkbox in Amazon Bedrock and a default behavior in the next iteration of Gemini.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Last summer saw flip-flops undergo a full-fledged fashion transformation, reemerging in luxe leather, sculptural silhouettes and heeled iterations that moved seamlessly from the runway to the red carpet to model off-duty wardrobes.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
Fentanyl is a legitimate pharmaceutical drug reserved for rare medical situations, but it has been knocked off by Chinese chemical suppliers and Mexican cartel manufacturers in recent years in the latest iteration of the opioid epidemic.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
The infrastructure to spend money is now a checkbox in Amazon Bedrock and a default behavior in the next iteration of Gemini.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Last summer saw flip-flops undergo a full-fledged fashion transformation, reemerging in luxe leather, sculptural silhouettes and heeled iterations that moved seamlessly from the runway to the red carpet to model off-duty wardrobes.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 17 May 2026
Fentanyl is a legitimate pharmaceutical drug reserved for rare medical situations, but it has been knocked off by Chinese chemical suppliers and Mexican cartel manufacturers in recent years in the latest iteration of the opioid epidemic.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iteration. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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iteration
noun
it·er·a·tion
ˌit-ə-ˈrā-shən
: repetition
especially
: a computational process in which a series of operations is repeated a number of times
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