trapezoidal rules

A form of trapezoidal rule — A 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of trapezoidal rule
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