Newton's method

Summary

Newton's method is a root-finding algorithm^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of root_finding_algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Newton's method's video is recorded as Newton-Raphson method.gif^[3].
• Newton's method's video is recorded as Metodo de Newton anime.gif^[4].
• Newton's method's video is recorded as NewtonIteration Ani.gif^[5].
• Newton's method's image is recorded as Methode Newton.svg^[6].
• Newton's method's instance of is recorded as root-finding algorithm^[7].
• Newton's method's instance of is recorded as approximation algorithm^[8].
• Isaac Newton is named after Newton's method^[9].
• Joseph Raphson is named after Newton's method^[10].
• Newton's method's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh92005466^[11].
• Newton's method's Commons category is recorded as Newton Method^[12].
• Newton's method's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05k6t^[13].
• Newton's method's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Newtons-iterative-method^[14].
• Newton's method's different from is recorded as Newton's method in optimization^[15].
• Newton's method's computes solution to is recorded as zero of a function^[16].
• Newton's method's defining formula is recorded as x_{n+1} = x_{n} - \frac{f(x_{n})}{f'(x_{n})}^[17].
• Newton's method's MathWorld ID is recorded as NewtonsMethod^[18].
• Newton's method's nLab ID is recorded as Newton's method^[19].
• Newton's method's schematic is recorded as Newton iteration.svg^[20].
• Newton's method's schematic is recorded as Metodo delle tangenti.png^[21].
• Newton's method's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].
• Newton's method's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 85189116^[23].
• Newton's method's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as newton-raphson-method^[24].
• Newton's method's in defining formula is recorded as f(x)^[25].
• Newton's method's in defining formula is recorded as f'(x)^[26].
• Newton's method's in defining formula is recorded as x_{n+1}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include root-finding algorithm^[7] and approximation algorithm^[8].

History and Context

Things named after include Isaac Newton^[9], a mathematician^[28], 1642–1727^[29], of Kingdom of England^[30], awarded the Knight Bachelor^[31], specialised in physics^[32] and Joseph Raphson^[10], a mathematician^[33], 1668–1715^[34], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[35], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[36], specialised in mathematics^[37].

Why It Matters

Newton's method ranks in the top 5% of root_finding_algorithm entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]