English Explanatory Dictionary

trapezoidal rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A method of finding an approximate value for a definite integral, based on dividing the area under the graph of the function into a series of strips, each of which is approximately a trapezoid, and summing the area of all the trapezoids to approximate the area.

Word forms

trapezoidal rule trapezoidal rules

Synonyms

trapezium rule trapezoid rule

Related words

Gaussian quadrature Newton-Cotes formula rectangle rule Simpson's rule
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