patientiteration

noun
UK /ˈpeɪʃənt ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˈpeɪʃənt ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/

A patient iteration is when you try something again and again, slowly and calmly, until it works.

The scientist used patient iteration to fix the robot step by step.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A repeated step done with care and without rushing.

Building the puzzle took patient iteration, one piece at a time.

3. A cycle of trying, checking, and improving while staying calm.

Her patient iteration on the drawing made it look perfect.

4. The act of repeating a process slowly until it is right.

Learning the song needed patient iteration on the hard part.