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trapezoidal rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
trape-zoidal rule
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

trapezoidal rules (plural)

Phrases

Gaussian quadrature Newton-Cotes formula rectangle rule Simpson's rule

Frequently Paired Words

Gaussian quadrature Newton-Cotes formula rectangle rule Simpson's rule

Synonyms

trapezium rule trapezoid rule

Questions

What does trapezoidal rule mean?
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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