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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
approximation theory
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Newman’s theorem
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Donald J. Newman
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Proceedings_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
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| gptkbp:significance |
Shows rational functions can approximate certain functions better than polynomials.
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| gptkbp:state |
There exists a sequence of rational functions that converges uniformly to |x| on [-1,1] faster than any sequence of polynomials.
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| gptkbp:topic |
polynomial approximation
rational approximation |
| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1964
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Maxwell_Herman_Alexander_Newman
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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