Term: numerical analysis: (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: 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
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: boo: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: department head: the head of a department
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: 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
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: 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
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: chloride: any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: hemstitch: embroidery similar to drawnwork
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: western blind snake: burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: gasbag: a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
Broader: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness | Unrelated: bezant: a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages