Heun's method

proper noun

The improved or modified Euler method (that is, the explicit trapezoidal rule).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A numerical procedure for solving ordinary differential equations with a given initial value, having two variants:
    1. mathematicsThe improved or modified Euler method (that is, the explicit trapezoidal rule).
    2. mathematicsA similar two-stage Runge-Kutta method.

Origin

Named after Karl Heun.

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APA

Heun's method. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heun's%20method

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“Heun's method.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heun's%20method. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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