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The concept of a condition number has its origin in numerical analysis. It measures how much the output value of a function we wish to evaluate can change for a small change in the input argument. In this chapter, we discuss condition numbers in the context of metric algebraic geometry. In the first section, we offer an introduction to the relevant notions for assessing errors in numerical computations.
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Breiding, P., Kohn, K., Sturmfels, B. (2024). Condition Numbers. In: Metric Algebraic Geometry. Oberwolfach Seminars, vol 53. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51462-3_9
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