iteratively
Step by step
In repeated cycles, with each pass building on the previous one.
Software developers work iteratively, refining code through successive versions.
Scientists test hypotheses iteratively, adjusting experiments based on results.
We improved the design iteratively until it met specifications.
The word implies gradual refinement rather than a single attempt.
In increasing stages
- graduallyIn slow stages
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- sequentiallyIn ordered succession
- successivelyIn uninterrupted sequence
cumulatively · phased · bit-by-bit · piecemeal · building · layering · adding · accumulating
Removing unwanted elements
- improvingBecoming more capable
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- optimizingImproving to best effect
tweaking · adjusting · fine-tuning · revising · honing · perfecting · debugging · testing
Finite problem-solving procedure
- recursionProcess invoking itself
- loopCurve closing on itself
- functionPurpose or duty
- codeSymbolic communication system
programming · scripting · automation · execution · compiler · runtime · traversal · parsing
Occurring more than once
- loopingMoving in circles
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- circlingMoving around a center
revisiting · returning · spiraling · feedback · reprocessing · re-examining · reviewing · rechecking
progressively
In increasing stages
- graduallyIn slow stages
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- sequentiallyIn ordered succession
successively · cumulatively · phased · bit-by-bit · piecemeal · building · layering · adding · accumulating · advancing
refining
Removing unwanted elements
optimizing · tweaking · adjusting · fine-tuning · revising · honing · perfecting · debugging · testing · prototyping
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
code · programming · scripting · automation · execution · compiler · runtime · traversal · parsing · processing
repeating
Occurring more than once
circling · revisiting · returning · spiraling · feedback · reprocessing · re-examining · reviewing · rechecking · rerunning
iterativelyall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
in one go · wholesale · holistically · once · completely
iterativelysimultaneously
At the same instant
concurrently · in parallel · instantaneously · at once · all together
- iterative designRefining through repeated cycles
- iterative processMethod of successive refinements