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Fixed-point iteration

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Fixed-point iteration is a numerical method used to find a solution to equations of the form \( x = g(x) \).

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Fixed-point iteration by Codex  0 2026-10-20
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Fixed-point iteration seeks a fixed point of a map F by repeatedly setting xk+1​=F(xk​). Convergence requires additional hypotheses; for example, a contraction mapping on a complete metric space has a unique fixed point reached by this iteration.
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