Iteration

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  "category": "Thing",
  "definition": "When a process or sequence in a computer program is repeated, this is an iteration. In a computer program, a common form of iterations is a loop, which repeats code to determine values for multiple variables or sometimes just a single variable (adding up multiple values together).repetition of a mathematical or computational procedure applied to the result of a previous application, typically as a means of obtaining successively closer approximations to the solution of a problem.",
  "misconception": null,
  "purpose": null,
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  "related": null,
  "term": "Iteration",
  "type": "Entry"
}