"Lanczos algorithm" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Devised by Cornelius Lanczos. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lanczos algorithm
  1. (computing theory) An iterative algorithm that is an adaptation of power methods to find the most useful eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an nth-order linear system with a limited number of operations, m, where m is much smaller than n. Wikipedia link: Cornelius Lanczos, Lanczos algorithm Related terms: Lanczos approximation, Lanczos potential, Lanczos resampling
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