Iterate vs Innovate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between iterate and innovate

is that iterate is (computing|mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set while innovate is (obsolete|transitive) to alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.

As a noun iterate

is (mathematics) a function that iterates.

As an adjective iterate

is (obsolete) said or done again; repeated.

iterate

English

Verb

(iterat)

(computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set

The max() function iterates through the data to find the highest value.

(computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action

In mathematics, an iterated function is a function which is composed with itself, possibly ad infinitum, in a process called iteration.

(archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.

to iterate advice

* Milton

Nor Eve to iterate / Her former trespass feared.

Noun

(en noun)

(mathematics) a function that iterates

f²(x₀) is the second iterate of x₀ under f.

Derived terms

* reiterate * iterative * iterator

Adjective

(-)

(obsolete) Said or done again; repeated.

(Bishop Gardiner)

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innovate

English

Verb

(en-verb)

(obsolete) To alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.

* , New York 2001, p.80:

But the most frequent maladies are such as proceed from themselves, as first when religion and God's service is neglected, innovated or altered […].

* South

From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship.

To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.

To introduce (something) as new.

to innovate a word or an act

Derived terms

* innovative * innovation * innovatory

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