multigrid

noun, adj — 3 senses

multigrid

noun

Etymology From multi- + grid.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A class of techniques for solving algebraic or differential equations that employs a hierarchy of discretizations

  • We will give a systematic introduction to basic multigrid. Our intention is to give sufficient detail on multigrid for model problems […]2001, Ulrich Trottenberg et al., Multigrid, Academic Press.:
Derived terms
algebraic multigrid, full multigrid

multigrid

adj

Etymology From multi- + grid.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Relating to or utilising a multigrid method.

2

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Having more than one grid electrode (of electronic vacuum tubes)

  • replaced by a multiplicative mixer using a multigrid tube like a hexode

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.