💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Secant method"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| newton's methodnoun | (algebra, calculus) A method for finding successively better approximations to the roots (or zeroes) of a real-valued function. |
| exsecantnoun | (trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec |
| bisecantnoun | (mathematics) A secant that cuts a curve at exactly two points |
| bisection methodnoun | (mathematics) A root-finding method that applies to any continuous functions for which one knows two values with opposite signs, and consists of repeatedly bisecting the interval defined by these values and then selecting the subinterval in which the function changes sign, and therefore must contain a root. |
| arcsecantnoun | (trigonometry) function that is the compositional inverse of the secant function. Symbol: arcsec |
| exsecnoun | (trigonometry) Abbreviation of exsecant. [(trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec] |
| arc secantnoun | Alternative form of arcsecant. [(trigonometry) function that is the compositional inverse of the secant function. Symbol: arcsec] |
| semiconvergentnoun | (mathematics) A kind of fraction. If (h_n-1)/(k_n-1), (h_n)/(k_n) are successive convergents, then any fraction of the form (h_n-1+ah_n)/(k_n-1+ak_n), where a is a nonnegative integer and the numerators and denominators are between the n and n+1 terms inclusive, is a semiconvergent. |
| halley's methodnoun | (numerical analysis) A root-finding algorithm used for functions of one real variable with a continuous second derivative. |
| gauss-seidel methodnoun | (mathematics) An iterative method used to solve a linear system of equations. |
| sincnoun | (mathematics) Ellipsis of sinc function: f = sin(x)/x. |
| sequentnoun | Something that follows in a given sequence. |
| arcsechnoun | (trigonometry) Alternative form of arsech (“the inverse hyberbolic secant function”). [(trigonometry) The area hyperbolic secant function, i.e., the inverse hyperbolic secant function.] |
| convergent | That converges or focuses; converging |
| simple continued fractionnoun | (mathematics) A continued fraction were all of the numerators are 1. |
| rootfindingnoun | (mathematics) The process of finding the root of an equation. |
| semitangentnoun | (geometry) The tangent of half an arc. |
| continued fractionnoun | (mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion. |
| approximantnoun | (phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants. |
| cosecantnoun | (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc |
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