What is iteration: Definition and 1 Discussions

Iteration is the repetition of a process in order to generate a (possibly unbounded) sequence of outcomes. Each repetition of the process is a single iteration, and the outcome of each iteration is then the starting point of the next iteration.
In mathematics and computer science, iteration (along with the related technique of recursion) is a standard element of algorithms.

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    B Help answer student question about infinity?

    Hi, my background isn't mathematics but I was wondering how this kind of problem might be approached. They have asked if there was a knot somewhere in an infinitely long rope, would the knot ever be reached if you iterated through the length hand over hand? How could I start to tackle this...
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