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单词 trapezium rule
释义
trapezium rule

Mathematics
  • An approximate value can be found for the definite integral

    abf(x)dx,

    using the values of f(x) at equally spaced values of x between a and b. Divide the interval [a, b] into n equal subintervals of length h by the partition

    a=x0<x1<x2<<xn1<xn=b,

    where xi + 1 − xi = h = (b − a)/n. Denote f(xi) by fi, and let Pi be the point (xi, fi). If the line segment PiPi+1 is used as an approximation to the curve y = f(x) between xi and xi + 1, the area under that part of the curve is approximately the area of the trapezium shown in the figure, which equals 12h(fi+fi+1). By adding up the areas of all the trapezia, the trapezium rule gives

    trapezium rule

    A single trapezium from the trapezium rule

    12h(f0+2f1+2f2++2fn1+fn)

    as an approximation to the value of the integral. The error between this approximation and the definite integral is bounded above by

    (ba)312n2maxaxb|f(x)|.

    Simpson’s rule is significantly more accurate.


Statistics
  • A method of finding an approximate value for an integral, based on finding the sum of the areas of trapezia. Suppose we wish to find an approximate value for . The interval axb is divided up into n sub-intervals, each of length h=(ba)/n, and the integral is approximated bytrapezium rule

    where yr=f(a+rh). This is the sum of the areas of the individual trapezia, one of which is shown in the diagram. The error in using the trapezium rule is approximately proportional to 1/n2, so that if the number of sub-intervals is doubled, the error is reduced by a factor of 4. A more accurate method for approximating an integral is Simpson’s rule.

    trapezium rule

    Trapezium rule. A method of approximate integration. A slight underestimate (as shown) will often be cancelled by a similar slight overestimate from another trapezium. Using narrower intervals will improve accuracy.


Chemical Engineering
  • A form of numerical integration used to find the approximate area under a curve by dividing it into parts of trapezium-shaped sections that form columns of equal width with bases that lie on the horizontal axis. Also known as the trapezoidal rule, it is calculated from:

    baf(x)(ba)f(a)+f(b)2


Computer
  • The approximation

    xixi+1f(x)dx1/2h(f(xi)+f(xi+1)),h=xi+1xi
    used as the basis for an extrapolation method in numerical integration.


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