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repeating vs iteration

iteration vs repeating

repeating and iteration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repeating Yes No No No
iteration Yes No No No
As nouns, iteration is a hyponym of repeating; that is, iteration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repeating:
  • repeating: the act of doing or performing again
  • iteration: doing or saying again; a repeated performance
repeating (noun) iteration (noun)
the act of doing or performing again doing or saying again; a repeated performance
(computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
(computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
Difference between repeating and iteration

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