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underrelaxation

underrelaxation noun: a technique useful for solving strongly nonlinear equations, similar to overrelaxation, except that the variable changes are slowed down rather than sped up.

Noun

underrelaxation (plural underrelaxations)

  1. A technique useful for solving strongly nonlinear equations, similar to overrelaxation, except that the variable changes are slowed down rather than sped up.

Forms of underrelaxation

pluralunderrelaxations

Origin of underrelaxation

From under- + relaxation.

Questions about underrelaxation

What does underrelaxation mean?
Underrelaxation means a technique useful for solving strongly nonlinear equations, similar to overrelaxation, except that the variable changes are slowed down rather than sped up.
What part of speech is underrelaxation?
Underrelaxation is a noun.
What is the plural of underrelaxation?
The plural of underrelaxation is underrelaxations.

Words near underrelaxation in the dictionary

  1. underregulating
  2. underregulation
  3. underrehearsal
  4. underrehearsed
  5. underrelax
  6. underrelaxation
  7. underrelaxations
  8. underreliance
  9. underrep
  10. underreplace
  11. underreplaced

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