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Noun Concept
Categories: Numerical analysis, Computer arithmetic
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Kahan summation algorithm  compensated summation  Kahan sum  Kahan summation
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In numerical analysis, the Kahan summation algorithm, also known as compensated summation, significantly reduces the numerical error in the total obtained by adding a sequence of finite-precision floating-point numbers, compared to the obvious approach. Wikipedia
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In numerical analysis, the Kahan summation algorithm, also known as compensated summation, significantly reduces the numerical error in the total obtained by adding a sequence of finite-precision floating-point numbers, compared to the obvious approach. Wikipedia
A mathematical algorithm attributed to William Kahan Wikipedia Disambiguation
Computation algorithm to sum a sequence of floating-point numbers Wikidata
IS A
summation
algorithm
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
William Kahan
NAMED AFTER
William Kahan
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Kahan summation algorithm
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Kahan summation algorithm
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compensated summation, Kahan sum, Kahan summation, Kahan Summation Algorithm
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compensated summation

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