ill-conditioned
Adjective
Meaning
(numerical analysis) Having a high condition number.
Having a poor condition.
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Examples
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
A problem with a low condition number is said to be well-conditioned, while a problem with a high condition number is said to be ill-conditioned.
Both the original problem and the algorithm used to solve that problem can be well-conditioned and/or ill-conditioned, and any combination is possible.
If the condition number is very large, then the matrix is said to be ill-conditioned.
The King also vetoed the name HMS "Pitt" as sailors might give the ship a nickname based on its rhyming with a "vulgar and ill-conditioned word".
To the contrary, if a problem is ill-conditioned, then any small error in the data will grow to be a large error.