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condition number

condition number noun: a number expressing the degree to which the output value of a given function can change for a small change in the input argument.

Noun

condition number (plural condition numbers)

  1. (numerical analysis) A number expressing the degree to which the output value of a given function can change for a small change in the input argument.
    • A general theory of condition numbers was developed by Rice (1966).
      A problem is said to be well conditioned if the condition number is small and ill conditioned if the condition number is large.2020 March 19, Nick Higham, “What Is a Condition Number?”, in nhigham.com, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2022

Forms of condition number

pluralcondition numbers

Questions about condition number

What does condition number mean?
Condition number means a number expressing the degree to which the output value of a given function can change for a small change in the input argument.
What part of speech is condition number?
Condition number is a noun.
What is the plural of condition number?
The plural of condition number is condition numbers.

Words near condition number in the dictionary

  1. Condit
  2. condite
  3. condited
  4. conditing
  5. condition
  6. condition number
  7. condition numbers
  8. condition of carriage
  9. condition precedent
  10. condition subsequent
  11. conditionability

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