Horner's method

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[hawr-nerz] / ˈhɔr nərz /

noun

Mathematics.

1. a technique, involving successive substitutions, for approximating the real roots of an equation with real coefficients.

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Etymology

Origin of Horner's method

1835–45; named after William G. Horner (died 1837), English mathematician who invented it

Example Sentences

In a minute the work and answer were presented, by Horner's method.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene

"There is the answer, Sir!" said my pupil, greatly amused, for my pupils learnt, not only Horner's method, but the estimation it held at Cambridge.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene

Horner's method begins to be introduced at Cambridge: it was published in 1820.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene