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rootfinding

rootfinding noun: the process of finding the root of an equation.

Noun

rootfinding (uncountable)

  1. The process of finding the root of an equation.
    • The algorithms in 26, 28 yield (up to polylog factors) these nearly optimal precision and Boolean cost bounds for the worst case polynomial rootfinding.2002, Felipe Cucker, Joseph Maurice Rojas, Foundations of Computational Mathematics: Proceedings of the SMALEFEST 2000

Origin of rootfinding

From root + finding.

Questions about rootfinding

What does rootfinding mean?
Rootfinding means the process of finding the root of an equation.
What part of speech is rootfinding?
Rootfinding is a noun.

Words near rootfinding in the dictionary

  1. rooteth
  2. rootfast
  3. rootfastness
  4. rootfinder
  5. rootfinders
  6. rootfinding
  7. Rooth
  8. roothair
  9. roothairs
  10. roothold
  11. rootholds

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