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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. | |||
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Revision as of 13:34, 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)
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