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numerical analysis

numerical analysis

1 7.4
A part of math that uses numbers and computers to find approximate solutions for calculus problems
  • noun
  • /njuːˈmɜːrɪkəl əˈnælɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : análisis numérico
  • Let's see who in this class has had courses in numerical analysis and done some optimization of functions.
  • perform numerical analysis
  • nonlinear numerical analysis
  • use numerical analysis

This is Applied Numerical Analysis by Curtis F Gerald.

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  • Results of numerical analyses are presented in Section 3, and their discussion is covered by Section 4.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Finally, the potential and future applications of these experimental and numerical analyses in prosthetic design are presented.

    Academic text (1996)

  • I would love to see a more detailed numerical analysis on that.

    Blog text (19)

  • This is Applied Numerical Analysis by Curtis F Gerald.

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  • It's called a first course in numerical analysis, and it's by Ralston and Rabinowitz.

  • An analyst studying a numerical analysis application may be interested in a particular subroutine or even particular loops.

    Academic text (1994)

  • For example, the use of numerical analysis, as opposed to experimental analysis, allows examination of the entire residual limb/prosthetic socket interface.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Based on the results of numerical analysis, compared to the unstrengthened specimen with a 900 mm opening, strengthening scheme-2 was successful in increasing the peak load by 100%.

    Academic text (2018)

  • A maker of web-enabled data visualization, numerical analysis, and enterprise software, Visual Merics of Boulder, Colo., has upgraded its PV-Wave software to the newly released version 7.5.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The researchers conducted a thorough numerical analysis to estimate the impact of climate change on sea levels.

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numerical analysis
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analysis
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Surface Forms

numerical analysis singular
numerical analyses plural

Morphology

numerical + analysis

The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'numerical' (involving numbers) qualifies 'analysis' (a branch of mathematics), so the phrase denotes the area of mathematical analysis dealing with numerical methods. This is a transparent, conceptually straightforward combination (and parallels terms in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Numerical analysis combines the words numerical and analysis and comes from a time when people made tables of numbers to solve hard math problems by hand. Mathematicians used these number tables and step-by-step methods to get close answers, so today the phrase means 'using numbers and step-by-step methods to find approximate solutions'.