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Iterate vs. Reiterate
Iterate
/ˈɪtəreɪt/Examples:
He iterated the experiment five times to ensure accuracy.The software iterates through the list of files to find duplicates.We need to iterate our strategy to keep up with market changes.
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Reiterate
/riːˈɪtəreɪt/Examples:
He had to reiterate his question for clarity.The coach will reiterate the game plan.To ensure all heard, she reiterated the policy.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember that reiterate involves doing something again, while iterate might not imply repetition.
- Reiterate is like a repetition of emphasis, often to stress a point.
- In mathematics or computing, iterate refers to making repeated changes or improvements to something, not just repeating the same action.
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