iterative

[ it-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]

adjective

1. repeating; making repetition; repetitious.
2. relating to or noting a development strategy that involves a cyclical process of refining or tweaking the latest version or iteration of a product, process, or idea to make a subsequent version: The new restaurant finalized their menu after a year of diner feedback and iterative improvements.

   Website design is highly iterative.

   The new restaurant finalized their menu after a year of diner feedback and iterative improvements.

3. Grammar. frequentative.

ˈiterative

/ ˈɪtərətɪv /

adjective

1. repetitious or frequent
2. maths logic another word for recursive See recursive
3. grammar another word for frequentative

Derived Forms

• ˈiterativeness, noun
• ˈiteratively, adverb

Other Words From

• iter·ative·ly adverb
• iter·ative·ness noun
• un·iter·ative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of iterative¹

First recorded in 1450–1500; from Late Latin iterātīvum (verbum) “frequentative (verb).” See iterate, -ive

Example Sentences

At a news conference Wednesday morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom disputed the idea that Democrats were suddenly moving tougher on crime, saying their approach has always been “iterative.”

From Los Angeles Times

So clumsy, unorthodox, malleable, iterative, flimsy, surprising, embarrassing, and improvised.

From Slate

Using a movement model, researchers reconstructed animal tracks and leveraged an iterative process to measure the accuracy and precision of these reconstructions from acoustic telemetry data.

From Science Daily

For the providers of charging stations, the iterative AI algorithm can find out which individual prices are accepted by the buyer, and under which conditions.

From Science Daily

"I think as part of this work, it was an iterative process of going back to the IT department," to ask if they had reviewed these cases and ask the team how shortfalls rose.

From BBC