Fixed points

The Physics of Finance 2019-10-04

Summary:

Take a calculator and enter any number. Then press the cosine key over and over. Eventually the numbers will stop changing. You will either see 0.99984774 or 0.73908513, depending on whether your calculator was in degree mode or radian mode. This is an example of a fixed point, a point that doesn’t change when you […]

Link:

https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/10/04/fixed-points/

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Statistics and Visualization » The Endeavour

Tags:

math

Authors:

John

Date tagged:

10/04/2019, 15:07

Date published:

10/04/2019, 11:33