method of exhaustion
The method of exhaustion
is calculating an area by approximating it by the areas of a sequence of polygons.
For example, filling up the interior of a circle by inscribing polygons with more and more sides.
| Title | method of exhaustion |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | MethodOfExhaustion |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 13:54:46 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 13:54:46 |
| Owner | vmoraru (1243) |
| Last modified by | vmoraru (1243) |
| Numerical id | 5 |
| Author | vmoraru (1243) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 32T35 |
| Related topic | ExhaustionByCompactSets |