 Bernstein polynomial (source code)

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= Bernstein polynomial
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For $f\in C([0,1]^d)$, its tensor-product Bernstein polynomial is the expectation of $f(X_1/n,\ldots,X_d/n)$ for independent binomial variables $X_j\sim\operatorname{Bin}(n,x_j)$. Uniform continuity and concentration of the binomial variables prove uniform convergence to $f$.

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