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StartingStepSize

StartingStepSize
is an option to NDSolve and related functions that specifies the initial step size to use in trying to generate results.

Basic Examples (1)

Specify the step size for NDSolve to use for starting the integration of an ODE:

Without this specification, features at the beginning of the interval may be missed:

NDSolve MaxStepFraction MaxSteps PlotPoints

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