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Numerical analysis

the demonstration that a polynomial with well-separated integer roots has roots that move drastically under tiny coefficient changes, showing ill-conditioned root finding.

In numerical analysis, Wilkinson's polynomial refers to the demonstration that a polynomial with well-separated integer roots has roots that move drastically under tiny coefficient changes, showing ill-conditioned root finding. This meaning comes from Wilkinson (1959) in Numerische Mathematik.[1]

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References

  1. Wilkinson, J. H. (1959). The evaluation of the zeros of ill-conditioned polynomials. Part I. Numerische Mathematik, 1(1), 150-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01386381

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