RECURSIVE EQUATION
Charles François (2004). RECURSIVE EQUATION, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2764.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2764 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
An iterative equation in which the results of each step of calculation are reintroduced in the following step.
In many cases, such an equation is computer processed and the seventeenth decimal in the successive results is neglected. While the iterative process is deterministic, the neglect of successive seventeenth decimals leads to a progressively growing unpredictability and introduces chaos.