rootfinder

English

Etymology

From root +‎ finder.

Noun

rootfinder (plural rootfinders)

  1. (mathematics) An algorithm for finding roots of an equation.
    • 2015, Vanni Noferini, Alex Townsend, “Are resultant methods numerically unstable for multidimensional rootfinding?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]:
      In two dimensions, when significant care is taken, they are competitive practical rootfinders.

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