finite element

noun

Any of a finite number of discrete elements of a system, interconnected at discrete nodes, used to model a physical system

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Meanings

nounfinite element (plural finite elements)

plural finite elements

  1. mathematicsAny of a finite number of discrete elements of a system, interconnected at discrete nodes, used to model a physical system
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