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iterativeinvolving repetition of a process or set of instructions

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: involving repetition of a process or set of instructions

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪtəreɪtɪv/

Korean meaning: 반복적인, 되풀이하는

Korean pronunciation: **이**터레이티브

Example Sentences

  • My mom's iterative cooking method: taste, add salt, taste again, add more salt, repeat until dad hides the salt shaker.
  • The iterative nature of learning means you'll forget the same English word seventeen times before remembering it.
  • Agile methodology emphasizes iterative development cycles.

iterative

ADJECTIVE

//ˈɪtəreɪtɪv//

involving repetition of a process or set of instructions

iterative concept
💡 Concept

Repeating the process until success

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪtəreɪtɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪtərətɪv/

🌳Etymology

Rootiter
Suffix--ative

Origin

라틴어 'iterare'(반복하다)에서 유래. 고대 로마인들이 같은 길을 계속 다시 걸어가며 'iter'(여행, 길)를 반복한다는 의미에서 발전했다.

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🎵Rhyme

comparativedecorativenarrative
comparative
decorative
narrative

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's iterative cooking method: taste, add salt, taste again, add more salt, repeat until dad hides the salt shaker.

😄 Fun example

The iterative nature of learning means you'll forget the same English word seventeen times before remembering it.

Agile methodology emphasizes iterative development cycles.

Scientists use iterative experiments to refine their hypotheses.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

repetitivecyclicalrecurringrepeatedprogressive

Antonyms

linearsequentialone-time

Related

iterationiteraterecursivecyclic