Padé approximant

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Etymology[edit]

The technique was developed around 1890 by Henri Padé.

Noun[edit]

Padé approximant (plural Padé approximants)

  1. (mathematics) The "best" approximation of a function by a rational function of given order. Under this technique, the approximant's power series agrees with the power series of the function it is approximating.
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