compensated summation

noun

The use of the Kahan summation algorithm.

Meanings

nouncompensated summation (usually uncountable, plural compensated summations)

plural compensated summations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe use of the Kahan summation algorithm.
Cite this entry
APA

compensated summation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensated%20summation

MLA

“compensated summation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensated%20summation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compensated summation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensated%20summation.

Source: compensated summation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.