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  2. Order of approximation - Wikipedia

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    In the zeroth-order example above, the quantity "a few" was given, but in the first-order example, the number "4" is given. A first-order approximation of a function (that is, mathematically determining a formula to fit multiple data points) will be a linear approximation, straight line with a slope: a polynomial of degree 1. For example:

  3. Numerical differentiation - Wikipedia

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    A simple two-point estimation is to compute the slope of a nearby secant line through the points (x, f(x)) and (x + h, f(x + h)). [1] Choosing a small number h, h represents a small change in x, and it can be either positive or negative. The slope of this line is (+) ().

  4. WKB approximation - Wikipedia

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    The problem has two classical turning points with < at = and > at =. The wavefunction's coefficients can be calculated for a simple problem shown in the figure. Let the first turning point, where the potential is decreasing over x, occur at x = x 1 {\displaystyle x=x_{1}} and the second turning point, where potential is increasing over x, occur ...

  5. Simpson's rule - Wikipedia

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    Averaging of Simpson's 1/3 rule composite sums with properly shifted frames produces the following rules: [() + + + = + + (+)], where two points outside of the integrated region are exploited, and [() + + + = + + + ()], where only points within integration region are used. Application of the second rule to the region of 3 points generates 1/3 ...

  6. Compact finite difference - Wikipedia

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    The classical Pade scheme for the first derivative at a cell with index (′) reads; ′ + ′ + + ′ = +. Where is the spacing between points with index , & +.The equation yields a fourth-order accurate solution for ′ when supplemented with suitable boundary conditions (typically periodic).

  7. Schaffer method - Wikipedia

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    The essay is to consist of an introduction three or more sentences long and containing a thesis statement, a conclusion incorporating all the writer's commentary and bringing the essay to a close, and two or three body paragraphs; Schaffer herself preferred to teach a four-paragraph essay rather than the traditional five-paragraph essay. [1]

  8. 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.

  9. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Lead section

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    A good example of this is the List of Benet Academy alumni. (See also Format of the first sentence below.) When the page title is used as the subject of the first sentence, it may appear in a slightly different form, and it may include variations, including plural forms (particularly if they are unusual or confusing) or synonyms. [E] [F]