Cleve B. Moler
Abstract
Iterative refinement reduces the roundoff errors in the computed solution to a system of linear equations. Only one step requires higher precision arithmetic. If sufficiently high precision is used, the final result is shown to be very accurate.
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Index Terms
- Iterative Refinement in Floating Point
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