Interval bisection

Definition

A method that repeatedly tests the midpoint of an interval and retains the half containing a sign change.

Used by OCR

Specification 6.03e · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Interval bisection narrows an interval by repeatedly cutting it in half. Begin with endpoints whose function values have opposite signs.
Revise: Iterative Methods

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GCSE Mathematics · key term

A method that repeatedly tests the midpoint of an interval and retains the half containing a sign change.

Used by OCR

Specification 6.03e · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Interval bisection narrows an interval by repeatedly cutting it in half. Begin with endpoints whose function values have opposite signs.
Revise: Iterative Methods

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