What is the meaning of iteration?

noun

  • Computer science. ( a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated)
    • usage: "the solution took hundreds of iterations"
  • Computer science. ( executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained)
    • usage: "the solution is obtained by iteration"
  • Doing or saying again; a repeated performance. .
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