Further Examples: FixedPoint

This finds a fixed point of Log.

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This shows the sequence of iterates converging to the fixed point.

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With FixedPoint you can implement Newton's method in one line.

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This verifies that theroot is indeed a root of poly.

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See also the Further Examples for StringReplace.