Q000001: Gauss–Legendre
| Alternative names | Gauss |
| Integral | \(\displaystyle \int f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\) |
| Notes | If \(f(x)\) is a degree \(2n-1\) polynomial, then an order \(n\) Gauss–Legendre rule will integrate it exactly. |
| References | Gauss, Carl Friedrich. Methodus nova integralium valores per approximationem inveniendi, Werke, 165–196, 1866. [DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139058247.008] |
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