bisection method

The method of finding a root in mathematics, based on repeated division of a segment in half and the subsequent selection of a subinterval in which the root is thought to be located.
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bisection method

Summary

bisection method is a dichotomy[1]. It draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (dichotomy category, ranking #6 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • bisection method's image is recorded as Bisection method.svg[3].
  • bisection method's instance of is recorded as dichotomy[4].
  • bisection method's instance of is recorded as root-finding algorithm[5].
  • bisection method's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_78w[6].
  • bisection method's MathWorld ID is recorded as Bisection[7].
  • bisection method's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as method-of-bisection[8].
  • bisection method's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • bisection method's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 157544257[10].
  • bisection method's PlanetMath ID is recorded as IntervalHalving[11].
  • bisection method's PlanetMath ID is recorded as IntervalHalvingConvergesLinearly[12].
  • bisection method's Lex ID is recorded as bisektion[13].
  • bisection method's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C157544257[14].

Why It Matters

bisection method draws 196 Wikipedia views per month (dichotomy category, ranking #6 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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