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Dormand-Prince method

Dormand-Prince method noun: a method for solving ordinary differential equations, using six function evaluations to calculate fourth- and fifth-order accurate solutions, the difference between which is then taken to be the error of the (fourth-order) solution.

Noun

the Dormand-Prince method

  1. (numerical analysis) A method for solving ordinary differential equations, using six function evaluations to calculate fourth- and fifth-order accurate solutions, the difference between which is then taken to be the error of the (fourth-order) solution.

Origin of Dormand-Prince method

Described in a 1980 paper by J. R. Dormand and P. J. Prince.

Questions about Dormand-Prince method

What does Dormand-Prince method mean?
Dormand-Prince method means a method for solving ordinary differential equations, using six function evaluations to calculate fourth- and fifth-order accurate solutions, the difference between which is then taken to be the error of the (fourth-order) solution.
What part of speech is Dormand-Prince method?
Dormand-Prince method is a noun.

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