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bisection method

bisection method noun: a root-finding method that applies to any continuous functions for which one knows two values with opposite signs, and consists of repeatedly bisecting the interval defined by these values and then selecting the subinterval in which the function changes sign, and therefore must contain a root.

Noun

bisection method (plural bisection methods)

  1. A root-finding method that applies to any continuous functions for which one knows two values with opposite signs, and consists of repeatedly bisecting the interval defined by these values and then selecting the subinterval in which the function changes sign, and therefore must contain a root.

Forms of bisection method

pluralbisection methods

Questions about bisection method

What does bisection method mean?
Bisection method means a root-finding method that applies to any continuous functions for which one knows two values with opposite signs, and consists of repeatedly bisecting the interval defined by these values and then selecting the subinterval in which the function changes sign, and therefore must contain a root.
What part of speech is bisection method?
Bisection method is a noun.
What is the plural of bisection method?
The plural of bisection method is bisection methods.

Words near bisection method in the dictionary

  1. bisect
  2. bisectarian
  3. bisected
  4. bisecting
  5. bisection
  6. bisection method
  7. bisection methods
  8. bisectional
  9. bisectionally
  10. bisectioning
  11. bisectionings

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