iterative

Example Sentences

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It took several years, and some iterative modifications to the structure, but wild bats eventually moved in and established a colony there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

"Nowadays, we can use iterative computer programs to generate the same effect -- and we can complement this with exact mathematical formulas used in complex analysis."

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

The lean startup method is an “approach emphasizing rapid experimentation, iterative development, and data-driven decision making.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

The pitch from them both amounted to arguing that they are assembling what they see as a careful set of thoughtful, workable, iterative steps forward on asylum policy.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

He and Sir Charles sparred continually and amusingly, both equally aggressive, imperious, stentorian, iterative, each insistent on his own declamation and inattentive to his opponent's.

From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius