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  2. Quadratic assignment problem - Wikipedia

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    Intuitively, the cost function encourages facilities with high flows between each other to be placed close together. The problem statement resembles that of the assignment problem , except that the cost function is expressed in terms of quadratic inequalities, hence the name.

  3. Function approximation - Wikipedia

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    Several progressively more accurate approximations of the step function. An asymmetrical Gaussian function fit to a noisy curve using regression.. In general, a function approximation problem asks us to select a function among a well-defined class [citation needed] [clarification needed] that closely matches ("approximates") a target function [citation needed] in a task-specific way.

  4. Approximation algorithm - Wikipedia

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    where f(y) is the value/cost of the solution y for the instance x. Clearly, the performance guarantee is greater than or equal to 1 and equal to 1 if and only if y is an optimal solution. If an algorithm A guarantees to return solutions with a performance guarantee of at most r ( n ), then A is said to be an r ( n )-approximation algorithm and ...

  5. List of numerical analysis topics - Wikipedia

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    Leapfrog integration — another name for Verlet integration; Beeman's algorithm — a two-step method extending the Verlet method; Dynamic relaxation; Geometric integrator — a method that preserves some geometric structure of the equation Symplectic integrator — a method for the solution of Hamilton's equations that preserves the ...

  6. Approximation theory - Wikipedia

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    One problem of particular interest is that of approximating a function in a computer mathematical library, using operations that can be performed on the computer or calculator (e.g. addition and multiplication), such that the result is as close to the actual function as possible.

  7. Fully polynomial-time approximation scheme - Wikipedia

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    There are two transition functions: f 1 corresponds to adding the next input item, and f 2 corresponds to not adding it. The corresponding filter functions are: h 1 verifies that the weight with the next input item is at most the knapsack capacity; h 2 always returns True. The value function g(s) returns s 2. The initial state-set is {(0,0)}.

  8. Least-squares function approximation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, least squares function approximation applies the principle of least squares to function approximation, by means of a weighted sum of other functions.The best approximation can be defined as that which minimizes the difference between the original function and the approximation; for a least-squares approach the quality of the approximation is measured in terms of the squared ...

  9. Collocation method - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a collocation method is a method for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations and integral equations.The idea is to choose a finite-dimensional space of candidate solutions (usually polynomials up to a certain degree) and a number of points in the domain (called collocation points), and to select that solution which satisfies the ...