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trapezoidal rule

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A method of finding an approximate value for a definite integral, based on dividing the area under the graph of the function into a series of strips, each of which is approximately a trapezoid, and summing the area of all the trapezoids to approximate the area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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  • Bulgarian: квадратурна формула на трапеците (kvadraturna formula na trapecite) — numerical method
  • Dutch: trapeziumregel — numerical method
  • French: méthode des trapèzes — numerical method
  • German: Trapezregel — numerical method
  • Hungarian: trapézszabály — numerical method
  • Polish: wzór trapezów — numerical method
  • Russian: ме́тод трапе́ций (métod trapécij) — numerical method