Term: numerical analysis: (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus
Candidate hypernym: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness → 1
Candidate hypernym: hypertext system: a database management system that allows strings of text (`objects') to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way → 0
Candidate hypernym: boo: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt → 0
Candidate hypernym: department head: the head of a department → 0
Candidate hypernym: static line: a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane → 0
Candidate hypernym: relativistic mass: (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases → 0
Candidate hypernym: chloride: any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hemstitch: embroidery similar to drawnwork → 0
Candidate hypernym: western blind snake: burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: gasbag: a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics → 0
Candidate hypernym: bezant: a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages → 0