numerical analysis

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   (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus

   Broaderpure mathematics

   mathematics

Questions about numerical analysis

What does numerical analysis mean?

numerical analysis means "(mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus".

Is numerical analysis a common word?

numerical analysis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.