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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Numerical_method
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Newton's_method
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| gptkbp:application |
gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Physics Engineering Computer science |
| gptkbp:category |
Root-finding algorithms
Numerical algorithms |
| gptkbp:convergenceType |
Quadratic convergence (under suitable conditions)
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| gptkbp:field |
Numerical analysis
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| gptkbp:firstPublished |
Newton: 1671 (published 1736), Raphson: 1690
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| gptkbp:form |
x_{n+1} = x_n - f(x_n)/f'(x_n)
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| gptkbp:generalizes |
gptkb:Multivariate_Newton's_method
gptkb:Secant_method |
| gptkbp:limitation |
Fails if derivative is zero at guess
May fail to converge if initial guess is poor |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Joseph_Raphson
gptkb:Isaac_Newton |
| gptkbp:requires |
Derivative of the function
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| gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm |
Iterative method
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
Finding roots of real-valued functions
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Newton's_method
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Newton–Raphson method
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