Kahan summation algorithm
nameEtymology
The algorithm is attributed to Canadian mathematician William Kahan (born 1933).
Definitions
An algorithm that significantly reduces the numerical error in the total obtained by…
An algorithm that significantly reduces the numerical error in the total obtained by adding a sequence of finite-precision floating-point numbers, compared to the obvious approach, by tracking the accumulated small errors in a separate variable.
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