Definition:Quadrature/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Quadrature
The term quadrature originated as a word meaning:
- the process of constructing a square with the same area as some given geometric figure
but nowadays the term is usually confined to numerical integration.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): quadrature
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): quadrature