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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("numerical analysis" is a kind of...):
pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)