Iteration

An iteration, a term derived from computer programming, is a position in a recurring loop (IE it counts how many times something has looped for). In this case, an iteration represents lateral reincarnation and is an approximate way of keeping track of how many times you have laterally reincarnated. It's equivilent would be 'number of lives' or 'number of retries'. It's usually imprecise as it relies on inter-reincarnation cooperation between the various lives and lifetimes, and some reincarnations can be slightly less cooperative than others.

An iteration forms part of the theory for the matrix of perfection.

Examples of iterations

 * Timeline zero.
 * Nazi Britain timeline.
 * Iteration 231 (alien evacuation of individuals with specific genetics before earth-wide destruction).
 * Iteration 232 (invention of the EMP gun to counteract spacecraft of alien genocide-by-negligence).
 * Iteration 233 (hijack of the alien evacuation craft).
 * Iteration 234 (attempt to foil alien genetic scanners with total blood transfusion).
 * The war with the aliens.
 * Iteration 532 (current iteration).