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mathematical technique > numerical method > Hermite interpolation

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Hermite interpolation  

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  • In numerical analysis, Hermite interpolation, named after Charles Hermite, is a method of polynomial interpolation, which generalizes Lagrange interpolation. Lagrange interpolation allows computing a polynomial of degree less than n that takes the same value at n given points as a given function. Instead, Hermite interpolation computes a polynomial of degree less than mn such that the polynomial and its m − 1 first derivatives have the same values at n given points as a given function and its m − 1 first derivatives. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermite_interpolation)

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