Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

condition number

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: con-di-tion num-ber
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A number expressing the degree to which the output value of a given function can change for a small change in the input argument.

Example Sentences

"A general theory of condition numbers was developed by Rice (1966). A problem is said to be well conditioned if the condition number is small and ill conditioned if the condition number is large."

Inflected Forms

condition numbers (plural)

Phrases

ill-conditioned

Frequently Paired Words

ill-conditioned

Questions

What does condition number mean?: A number expressing the degree to which the output value of a given function can change for a small change in the input argument.

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