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Truncation Errors and Taylor Series v2
Truncation Errors and Taylor Series v2
Truncation Errors and Taylor Series v2
Chapra: Chapter 4
Truncation Error
Truncation errors are those that result from using an
approximation in place of an exact mathematical
procedure.
Example: (Eqn 4.1)
Reminder term, Rn, accounts for all terms from (n+1) to infinity.
Note that the zero-order approximation is