iterative.

Proceeding through repeated cycles, often refining a result with each cycle.

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Words that belong together

• iterative process
• iterative refinement

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The design followed an iterative process.

Each iterative revision addressed a new problem.

The algorithm used an iterative method.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More iterative; most iterative where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.