Newton-Cotes formula
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Simpson_rule.png/220px-Simpson_rule.png)
Etymology
[edit]Named after Isaac Newton and Roger Cotes.
Noun
[edit]Newton-Cotes formula (plural Newton-Cotes formulas or Newton-Cotes formulae)
- (numerical analysis) Any of a group of formulas for numerical integration (quadrature) based on evaluating the integrand at equally spaced points.
- Synonym: Newton-Cotes rule