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Why is the definition of root-finding algorithms restricted to the case where x is scalar? Newton's method can also be used to find zeros of vector functions. I also don't understand why root-finding algorithms should be a subcategory of optimization algorithms. None of the root-finding algorithms is in common use in optimization, as far as I know. -- Jitse Niesen 19:49, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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