Past tense of iterate
regular verb
The past tense of iterate is iterated. The past participle is also iterated.
Forms of iterate
| Base form (V1) | iterate /ˈɪtəɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | iterated |
| Past participle (V3) | iterated |
| Present participle | iterating |
| Third person singular | iterates |
Iterated in a sentence
- In mathematics, an iterated function is a function which is composed with itself, possibly ad infinitum, in a process called iteration.
- We iterated the algorithm with 20 census variables (see Section 1.3.3) to obtain population density surfaces.2019 December 23, Fabián Santos, Valerie Graw, Santiago Bonilla, “A geographically weighted random forest approach for evaluate forest…. From the entry pycnophylactic
- Continue in this way to obtain the iterated digit sum which is at most 9.2004, J. F. Humphreys, M. Y. Prest, Numbers, Groups and Codes, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 49. From the entry digit sum
- When plane waves diffract through fractal-patterned apertures, the resulting far-field profiles or diffractals also exhibit iterated, self-similar features.2015, Matthew Moocarme, Luat T. Vuong, “Robustness via Diffractal Architectures”, in arXiv. From the entry diffractals
- A natural question that arises is whether the step from the singular to the plural can be iterated.2008 July, Øystein Linnebo, David Nicolas, “Superplurals in English”, in Michael Clark, editor, Analysis, volume 68, number 3 (New Series…. From the entry superplural
Meaning of iterate
- verb To perform or repeat an action on each item in a set.
- verb To perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action.
- verb To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.
Questions about the past tense of iterate
- What is the past tense of iterate?
- The past tense of iterate is iterated.
- What is the past participle of iterate?
- The past participle of iterate is iterated.
- Is iterate a regular or irregular verb?
- Iterate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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