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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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The iPhone 17 Apple's vanilla one-size-fits-most iPhone is always the centerpiece of the lineup, and this year's iteration is expected to bring the typical batch of gradual iterative upgrades.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Sometimes, actors play a slightly dumber iteration of themselves; think James Van Der Beek in Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23 and Liam Neeson in Life’s Too Short (a performance that got Neeson cast in this year’s The Naked Gun).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The greater point to be made is that both authors were working with a new iteration of an admirably wild, active, and independent heroine.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iteration. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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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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