trapezoidal rule

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a numerical method for evaluating the area between a curve and an axis by approximating the area with the areas of trapezoids.

Example Sentences

I don’t have access to all of those papers, but given that several replies were to this paper were published noting that this is just a restatement of the trapezoidal rule, I’m willing to bet that a number of the citations to “Tai’s Model” are made in jest when a team uses calculus.

From Forbes