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in a way that involves repeating a sequence of steps, to gradually improve or develop something
- The team improved the design iteratively, testing prototypes between revisions.
- She writes iteratively, editing each draft before starting the next.
- The software was built iteratively, with updates released every two weeks.
- Scientists refined their hypothesis iteratively as new data emerged.
- The artist developed the painting iteratively, layering colors over weeks.
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(mathematics) in a way that applies the same computational method repeatedly to move closer to a solution
- The program solves equations iteratively, narrowing the answer with each loop.
- Machine learning models train iteratively, adjusting weights after each batch.
- The algorithm processes data iteratively until convergence is reached.
- Fractal patterns are generated iteratively by repeating a simple rule.
- Numerical approximations are often computed iteratively for precision.