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2 unusual facts about Alexander Aitken


QR algorithm

Rutishauer took an algorithm of Alexander Aitken for this task and developed it into the quotient–difference algorithm or qd algorithm.

Seki Takakazu

Another of Seki's contributions was the rectification of the circle, i.e. the calculation of pi; he obtained a value for π that was correct to the 10th decimal place, using what is now called "Aitken's delta-squared process," rediscovered in the 20th century by Alexander Aitken.



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