Meanings
plural trapezoidal rules
- USmathematicsA method of finding an approximate value for a definite integral, based on dividing the area under the graph of the function into a series of strips, each of which is approximately a trapezoid, and summing the area of all the trapezoids to approximate the area.
Synonyms: trapezium rule, trapezoid rule
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA method of finding an approximate value for a definite integral, based on dividing the area under the graph of the function into a series of strips, each of which is approximately a trapezoid, and summing the area of all the trapezoids to approximate the area.
Translations
Bulgarian квадратурна формула на трапеците
- квадратурна формула на трапеците (kvadraturna formula na trapecite)numerical method
Dutch trapeziumregel
- trapeziumregelnumerical method
French méthode des trapèzes
- méthode des trapèzesnumerical method
German Trapezregel
- Trapezregelnumerical method
Hungarian trapézszabály
- trapézszabálynumerical method
Polish wzór trapezów
- wzór trapezównumerical method
Russian ме́тод трапе́ций
- ме́тод трапе́ций (métod trapécij)numerical method
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trapezoidal rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trapezoidal%20rule
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