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numerical analysis

noun

  1. the branch of mathematics dealing with methods for obtaining approximate numerical solutions of mathematical problems.


numerical analysis

noun

  1. a branch of mathematics concerned with methods, usually iterative, for obtaining solutions to problems by means of a computer


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Word History and Origins

Origin of numerical analysis1

First recorded in 1925–30

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