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Equation 6 · Part 2 · Mathematics, Proof, and Scientific Computation in 2035: Scenarios, Signals, and Falsifiable Predictions

Symbol A

κ(A)=∥A∥ ∥A−1∥\kappa(A) = \|A\| \, \|A^{-1}\|
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A is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.

Its job in the formula

A is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.

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Numerical analysis has always run on an analogous verification principle, just usually informal: an error bound is only useful if it is derived from and checkable against a stated model of arithmetic. The classical example is the sensitivity of a linear system to input error, captured by the condition number of a matrix A : κ(A)=∥A∥ ∥A−1∥\kappa(A) = \|A\| \, \|A^{-1}\|. If κ(A)\kappa(A) is large, small errors in the input data or in floating-point rounding can produce large errors in the…

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