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secant method

secant method noun: an iterative numerical method for finding a root of an equation f(x)=0, using a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate the root.

Noun

secant method (uncountable)

  1. An iterative numerical method for finding a root of an equation f(x)=0, using a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate the root.

Questions about secant method

What does secant method mean?
Secant method means an iterative numerical method for finding a root of an equation f(x)=0, using a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate the root.
What part of speech is secant method?
Secant method is a noun.

Words near secant method in the dictionary

  1. secalotricums
  2. SECAM
  3. SECAmb
  4. secancy
  5. secant
  6. secant method
  7. secantly
  8. secants
  9. secapin
  10. SECAs
  11. secateur

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