iterate
/ˈɪtəɹeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An n-fold self-composition of a function.
noun
The image of a certain value under such a function.
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "Nor Eve to iterate / Her former trespass feared."
- ""Where's your money?" Jack exclaimed, hoarsely, in a well-feigned voice. "Ah! where's the rowdy?" iterated Clayton, in a tone it was impossible to conceal."
- "For NASA and most private aerospace companies, a single crash is a setback that can take years to recover from. SpaceX works more like a Silicon Valley startup, where the goal is to fail quickly and iterate."
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1471, in Middle English, the verb in 1533, the noun in 1941; partly inherited from Middle English iterat(e) (adjective), partly borrowed from Latin iterātus, perfect passive participle of iterō (“to do something for a second time, repeat”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)) , from iterum (“again”) + -ō. Sporadical participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: iterat
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/
- British English: /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/