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newton -- Newton-Raphson method

Description

Performs one step of the Newton-Raphson method.

Caveat

Works for a regular square or overdetermined system.

Ways to use newton:

  • newton(System,AbstractPoint)

For the programmer

The object newton is a method function.

The source of this document is in NumericalAlgebraicGeometry/doc.m2:682:0.