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Named after its inventor, Edmond Halley.
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Halley's method
Today it means: A root-finding algorithm used for functions of one real variable with a continuous second derivative. Full definition →
Today it means: A root-finding algorithm used for functions of one real variable with a continuous second derivative. Full definition →
Named after its inventor, Edmond Halley.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.