Rootfinding

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of finding the root of an equation. uncountable

    "The algorithms in 26, 28 yield (up to polylog factors) these nearly optimal precision and Boolean cost bounds for the worst case polynomial rootfinding."

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"The algorithms in 26, 28 yield (up to polylog factors) these nearly optimal precision and Boolean cost bounds for the worst case polynomial rootfinding."

Etymology

From root + finding.

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