trapezoidal rule

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Noun

trapezoidal rule (plural trapezoidal rules)

  1. (mathematics) A method of finding an approximate value for a definite integral, based on dividing the area under the graph of the function into a series of strips, each of which is approximately a trapezoid, and summing the area of all the trapezoids to approximate the area.

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