table-maker's dilemma
The problem of the unknown cost of rounding transcendental functionsThe problem of the unknown cost of rounding transcendental functions.
Meaning
1 sensesThe problem of the unknown cost of rounding transcendental functions.
Origin
Coined by William M. Kahan, in allusion to the construction of mathematical tables.Coined by William M. Kahan, in allusion to the construction of mathematical tables.
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