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Absolute Value  

Robert P. Munafo, 2023 Mar 20.



Definition : math. The distance from the origin of a point a + bi, given by the formula sqrt( a2 + b2 ).

The absolute value is also called the magnitude of a complex number, or sometimes it is called the "radius" in reference to the polar coordinate system.

Computing the magnitude is important for the escape radius test during iteration; but a optimization to avoid the square root is to compare to the square of the escape radius rather than taking a square root and comparing to the escape radius itself.


revisions: 19981207 oldest on record; 20120424 synonym "magnitude"; 20230320 escape radius optimization




From the Mandelbrot Set Glossary and Encyclopedia, by Robert Munafo, (c) 1987-2023.     Mu-ency index


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