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Noun: relaxation method
  1. A method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
    "The relaxation method was used to solve the complex system of equations";
    - relaxation

Derived forms: relaxation methods

Type of: mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation

Encyclopedia: Relaxation method