plural of iterate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of iterate

Recital or performance a second time; repetition. / A variation or version. / (computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.

(computing) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set / (computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action

(mathematics) a function that iterates

(obsolete) Said or done again; repeated.

Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.

(grammar) A verb showing the iterative aspect.

(deconstruction, of a sign) The capacity to be repeatable in different contexts.

(anatomy) A passage, especially the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the cerebral aqueduct.