rootfinding

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noun

The process of finding the root of an equation.

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Meanings

nounrootfinding (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsThe process of finding the root of an equation.

    The algorithms in 26, 28 yield (up to polylog factors) these nearly optimal precision and Boolean cost bounds for the worst case polynomial rootfinding.

    2002, Felipe Cucker, Joseph Maurice Rojas, Foundations of Computational Mathematics: Proceedings of the SMALEFEST 2000

Origin

From root + finding.

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APA

rootfinding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootfinding

MLA

“rootfinding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootfinding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootfinding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootfinding.

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