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单词 approximation theory
释义
approximation theory

Mathematics
  • The area of numerical analysis related to finding a simpler function f(x) which has approximately the same values as F(x) over a specified interval. Analysis can then be carried out on the more accessible f(x) knowing that the difference is small.


Computer
  • A subject that is concerned with the approximation of a class of objects, say F, by a subclass, say P ⊂ F, that is in some sense simpler. For example, let

    F=C[a,b],

    the real continuous functions on [a,b], then a subclass of practical use is Pn, i.e. polynomials of degree n. The means of measuring the closeness or accuracy of the approximation is provided by a metric or norm. This is a nonnegative function that is defined on F and measures the size of its elements. Norms of particular value in the approximation of mathematical functions (for computer subroutines, say) are the Chebyshev norm and the 2-norm (or Euclidean norm). For functions

    f∈C[a,b]

    these norms are given respectively as

    ‖ f ‖=maxa≤x≤b|f(x)|‖ f ‖2=(∫abf(x)2dx)12
    For approximation of data these norms take the discrete form
    ‖f‖=maxi|f(xi)|‖f‖2=(Σif(xi)2)12
    The 2-norm frequently incorporates a weight function (or weights). From these two norms the problems of Chebyshev approximation and least squares approximation arise. For example, with polynomial approximation we seek
    pn∈Pn

    for which

    ‖ f−pn ‖or‖ f−pn ‖2

    are acceptably small. Best approximation problems arise when, for example, we seek

    pn∈Pn

    for which these measures of errors are as small as possible with respect to Pn.

    Other examples of norms that are particularly important are vector and matrix norms. For n-component vectors

    x=(x1,x2,…,xn)T

    important examples are

    ‖ x ‖=maxi|xi|‖ x ‖2=(Σi=1nxi2)12
    Corresponding to a given vector norm, a subordinate matrix norm can be defined for n × n matrices A, by
    ‖ A ‖=max‖ x ‖≠0‖ Ax ‖‖x ‖
    For the vector norm
    ‖ x ‖=maxi|xi|
    this reduces to the expression
    ‖ A ‖=maxiΣj=1n|aij|
    where aij is the i,jth element of A. Vector and matrix norms are indispensable in most areas of numerical analysis.


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