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Webster 1913 Edition
Iterative
It′er-a-tive
,Adj.
[L.
iterativus
: cf. F. itératif
.] Repeating.
Cotgrave.
– It′er-a-tive-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Iterative
IT'ERATIVE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
iterative
iterative
See also: itérative
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation, grammar): iter.
Adjective
iterative (not comparable)
- 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) Expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency.
Synonyms
- (involving repetition of steps): repeated, repetitive
- (grammar): frequentative
Antonyms
- (involving repetition of steps): noniterative
Translations
of a procedure that involves repetition
(grammar) frequentative
(computing) using iteration