Math.
a process for approximating the roots of an equation by replacing the curve representing the equation by its tangent and finding the intersection of the tangent with the x-axis and iterating this process.
[ after I. NEWTON ]
Math.
a process for approximating the roots of an equation by replacing the curve representing the equation by its tangent and finding the intersection of the tangent with the x-axis and iterating this process.
[ after I. NEWTON ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012