iterate

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === verb (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/, /ˈaɪtəɹeɪt/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/, [ˈɪɾəɹeɪt] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɪtəɹæɪt/, [ˈɪɾəɹæɪt] noun IPA(key): /ˈɪtərət/ === Verb === iterate (third-person singular simple present iterates, present participle iterating, simple past and past participle iterated) (computing) To perform or repeat an action on each item in a set. Synonyms: reiterate; see also Thesaurus:reiterate (computing, mathematics) To perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action. (transitive, archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat. (design, ambitransitive) To repeat an activity, making incremental changes each time. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === iterate (plural iterates) (mathematics) An n-fold self-composition of a function. (mathematics) The image of a certain value under such a function. === Adjective === iterate (not comparable) (obsolete) Said or done again; repeated. Synonym: see Thesaurus:repeated (as a participle) Iterated. === Further reading === “iterate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “iterate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “iterate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ariette == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== iterate inflection of iterare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== iterate f pl feminine plural of iterato === Anagrams === ariette, iettare, ietterà == Latin == === Verb === iterāte second-person plural present active imperative of iterō == Spanish == === Verb === iterate second-person singular voseo imperative of iterar combined with te