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Verlet integration

Verlet integration noun: a numerical method used to integrate Newton's equations of motion, frequently used to calculate trajectories of particles in molecular dynamics simulations and computer graphics.

Noun

Verlet integration (uncountable)

  1. A numerical method used to integrate Newton's equations of motion, frequently used to calculate trajectories of particles in molecular dynamics simulations and computer graphics.

Origin of Verlet integration

Named after Loup Verlet, who rediscovered the algorithm in the 1960s.

Questions about Verlet integration

What does Verlet integration mean?
Verlet integration means a numerical method used to integrate Newton's equations of motion, frequently used to calculate trajectories of particles in molecular dynamics simulations and computer graphics.
What part of speech is Verlet integration?
Verlet integration is a noun.

Words near Verlet integration in the dictionary

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  2. verlanize
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  4. verlanizes
  5. verlanizing
  6. Verlet integration
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  9. Verley
  10. verlig
  11. verligte

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