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Iteration vs Recurrence - What's the difference?

iteration | recurrence |

As nouns the difference between iteration and recurrence

is that iteration is iteration while recurrence is recurrence (return or reversion to a certain state).

iteration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
  • A variation or version.
  • The architect drafted several iterations of the floorplan before deciding on his final design.
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  • Still going strong in his ninth decade, Wein celebrates his 88th birthday behind the piano accompanied by the latest iteration of his band, the Newport All-Stars, featuring tenor saxophonist [...]
  • (computing) the use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop
  • (computing) a single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process
  • The code calculates the appropriate value at each iteration .

    recurrence

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Return or reversion to a certain state.
  • The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
  • I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations. — I. Taylor.
  • A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
  • Recourse.
  • Synonyms

    * reoccurrence

    Hyponyms

    * recrudescence * reemergence * resurgence

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