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Householder's method

Householder's method proper noun: any of a class of iterative root-finding algorithms used for functions of one real variable with continuous derivatives up to some order d + 1, each method being characterized by the number d.

Proper noun

Householder's method (plural Householder's methods)

  1. (numerical analysis) Any of a class of iterative root-finding algorithms used for functions of one real variable with continuous derivatives up to some order d + 1, each method being characterized by the number d.

Forms of Householder's method

pluralHouseholder's methods

Origin of Householder's method

Named after American mathematician Alston Scott Householder (1904–1993).

Questions about Householder's method

What does Householder's method mean?
Householder's method means any of a class of iterative root-finding algorithms used for functions of one real variable with continuous derivatives up to some order d + 1, each method being characterized by the number d.
What part of speech is Householder's method?
Householder's method is a proper noun.

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