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In numerical analysis, '''Newton's method''' (also known as the '''Newton–Raphson method''') | In [[Numerical analysis (nonfiction)|numerical analysis]], '''Newton's method''' (also known as the '''Newton–Raphson method''') is a method for finding successively better approximations to the roots (or zeroes) of a real-valued function. | ||
It is named after [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)|Isaac Newton]] and [[Joseph Raphson (nonfiction)|Joseph Raphson]], and is one example of a root-finding algorithm. | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)]] | * [[Isaac Newton (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [[Joseph Raphson (nonfiction)]] | * [[Joseph Raphson (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_method Newton's method] @ Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 16 December 2017
In numerical analysis, Newton's method (also known as the Newton–Raphson method) is a method for finding successively better approximations to the roots (or zeroes) of a real-valued function.
It is named after Isaac Newton and Joseph Raphson, and is one example of a root-finding algorithm.
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- Mathematics (nonfiction)
- Isaac Newton (nonfiction)
- Numerical analysis (nonfiction)
- Joseph Raphson (nonfiction)
External links:
- Newton's method @ Wikipedia