itera-, iter-

(Latin: again; to do over a second time, to repeat, to say again)


iterance
1. Doing or saying something again.
2. A repeated performance.
3. An instance or the act of doing something again.
iterancy
The act of repeating; a repetition.
iterant
Marked by repetition, repeating, or recurrence.
iterate, iterating
1. To say or to do the same thing again.
2. To say or to perform again; to repeat.
3. Uttering again or repeatedly.
iterated
Something which was said, stated, or performed again.
iteration
1. Doing or saying something again; a repeated performance; an instance or the act of doing something again.
2. In computer science, executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained.
3. In computer science, a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.
4. In mathematics, a process of achieving a desired result by repeating a sequence of steps and successively getting closer to that result.
iterative
1. Marked by tedious repetition.
2. Repeating again and again and again.
3. Using repeated routines in a loop as part of a computer program.
iteratively
1. Involving repetition; such as, expressing repetition of a verbal action. 2. Relating to or referring to an iteration of an operation or procedure.
reiterate, reiterating
1. To say or to do something again, once or several times, sometimes in a tiresome way.
2. To say or to do again or repeatedly; to repeat, often excessively.

The use of "again, once more, yet again", and other such expressions with reiterate, whose meaning includes the sense of "again", is unnecessary and redundant, and should be avoided.

reiteration
1. The act of repeating over and over again or an instance of such action.
2. To say or to do again or repeatedly.
3. To repeat excessively again and again.
reiterative
Marked by iteration, or excessive repetition, and being repetitious and redundant.
reiteratively
A reference to saying something again and again, several times.

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