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SameTest
  • SameTest is an option for functions like FixedPoint that specifies the comparison function to apply to pairs of results to determine whether they should be considered the same.
  • The default is usually SameTest -> Equal.
  • Settings for SameTest must be functions that take two arguments, and return True or False.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.2.2.
  • See also: Throw.

    Further Examples

    Here is an implementation of Newton's method for finding the square root of starting with an initial guess of x.

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    Iterating newtonsqrt2 will give better and better approximations to the square root of .

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    You can use the SameTest option to FixedPointList to specify the stopping condition.

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