Mathematics A-Level
Feasibility checking
What Feasibility checking means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Feasibility checking
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Checking that the result is feasible and sensible within the context, since a negative time, a probability above 1 or a non-integer count of people signals that something needs reconsidering.
Topics that use Feasibility checking
- Overarching theme 2: Mathematical problem solving (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Adaptive problem solving
- Contextual meaning
- Diagram construction
- Error bounds
- Free-body diagrams in mechanics
- Iterative refinement
- Limitations of numerical methods
- Modelling assumptions
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