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Iterative

Part of speech: Adjective

Sense: Relating to or involving iteration, especially a procedure in which repetition of a sequence of operations yields results successively closer to a desired result.

Usage: In computer programming, an iterative process refers to a method or algorithm that repeats a set of instructions until a specific condition is met.

Example sentence: The developer used an iterative approach to improve the efficiency of the code.

Part of speech: Noun

Sense: A repetitive process or procedure that produces results incrementally.

Usage: The iterative in mathematics is a sequence of steps or rules used to generate successive approximations of a desired answer.

Example sentence: The mathematician used an iterative to solve the complex equation.

Part of speech: Adverb

Sense: In an iterative manner; by means of iteration.

Usage: The team refined their project iteratively, making continuous improvements based on user feedback.

Example sentence: The design was iteratively improved to meet the client's requirements.