false-position method
1False position method — The false position method or regula falsi method is a term for problem solving methods in algebra and calculus. In simple terms, these methods begin by attempting to evaluate a problem using test ( false ) values for the variables, and then… …
2false position — noun : a method of solution of a problem that uses the result obtained by replacing the unknown by trial values * * * a situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one s true nature or principles …
3Position — Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound}, v.,… …
4Position finder — Position Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound},… …
5Position micrometer — Position Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound},… …
6Secant method — In numerical analysis, the secant method is a root finding algorithm that uses a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate a root of a function f .The methodThe secant method is defined by the recurrence relation:x {n+1} = x n… …
7False Decretals — • A name given to certain apocryphal papal letters contained in a collection of canon laws composed about the middle of the ninth century by an author who uses the pseudonym of Isidore Mercator, in the opening preface to the collection Catholic… …
8Ridders' method — In numerical analysis, Ridders method is a root finding algorithm based on the false position method and the use of an exponential function to successively approximate a root of a function f .Ridders method is simpler than Brent s method but… …
9False protagonist — In fiction, a false protagonist is a technique for making a scene more jarring or a character more memorable by fooling the audience s preconceptions regarding who the story is really about. It involves presenting a character at the start of the… …
10Angle of position — Position Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound},… …
