Simpson's rule
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Simpson's rule — can be derived by approximating the integrand f (x) (in blue) by the quadratic interpolant P (x) (in red). In numerical analysis, Simpson s rule is a method for numerical integration, the numerical approximation of definite integrals.… … Wikipedia
Simpson's rule — noun Etymology: Thomas Simpson died 1761 English mathematician Date: circa 1875 a method for approximating the area under a curve over a given interval that involves partitioning the interval by an odd number n + 1 of equally spaced ordinates and … New Collegiate Dictionary
simpson's rule — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Thomas Simpson died 1761 English mathematician : a method used especially by naval architects for computing the approximate area bounded by a curve by adding the areas of a series of figures… … Useful english dictionary
Simpson — may refer to:* Simpson (name)In places:*In Australia: **Simpson Desert*In Canada: **Simpson, Saskatchewan*In the United Kingdom **Simpson, Buckinghamshire* In the United States **Simpson, Illinois **Simpson, Indiana **Simpson, Kansas **Simpson,… … Wikipedia
Simpson , Thomas — (1710–1761) British mathematician The son of a weaver from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, Simpson was largely self educated. His mathematical interests were aroused when a peddler gave him a copy of the popular textbook, Cocker s Arithmetic.… … Scientists
Simpson's paradox — (or the Yule Simpson effect) is a statistical paradox wherein the successes of groups seem reversed when the groups are combined. This result is often encountered in social and medical science statistics [cite journal title = Simpson s Paradox in … Wikipedia
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Adaptive Simpson's method — Adaptive Simpson s method, also called adaptive Simpson s rule, is a method of numerical integration proposed by William M. McKeeman in 1962.William M. McKeeman: Algorithm 145: Adaptive numerical integration by Simpson s rule. Commun. ACM 5(12):… … Wikipedia
Trapezoidal rule — This article is about the quadrature rule for approximating integrals. For the Explicit trapezoidal rule for solving initial value problems, see Heun s method. The function f(x) (in blue) is approximated by a linear function (in red). In… … Wikipedia
Thomas Simpson — (August 20, 1710 ndash; May 14, 1761) was a British mathematician, inventor and eponym of Simpson s rule to approximate definite integrals. However, this rule was also found 200 years earlier from Johannes Kepler, in the so called Keplersche… … Wikipedia
