"Dormand-Prince method" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: the Dormand-Prince method [canonical]
Etymology: Described in a 1980 paper by J. R. Dormand and P. J. Prince. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the Dormand-Prince method}} the Dormand-Prince method
  1. (mathematics, numerical analysis) A method for solving ordinary differential equations, using six function evaluations to calculate fourth- and fifth-order accurate solutions, the difference between which is then taken to be the error of the (fourth-order) solution. Wikipedia link: Dormand-Prince method Categories (topical): Mathematics

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