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lagrange polynomial

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
la-grange poly-no-mi-al
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

For a given set of points (x_j,y_j) with no two x_j values equal, the polynomial of lowest degree that assumes at each value x_j the corresponding value y_j, so that the functions coincide at each point.

Etymology

Named after Joseph Louis Lagrange, who published on the topic in 1795, though the method was first discovered in 1779 by Edward Waring.

Inflected Forms

Lagrange polynomials (plural)

Questions

What does lagrange polynomial mean?
For a given set of points (x_j,y_j) with no two x_j values equal, the polynomial of lowest degree that assumes at each value x_j the corresponding value y_j, so that the functions coincide at each point.
Where does lagrange polynomial come from?
Named after Joseph Louis Lagrange, who published on the topic in 1795, though the method was first discovered in 1779 by Edward Waring.

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