Horner’s method [hawr-nerz] WORD ORIGIN noun Mathematics. a technique, involving successive substitutions, for approximating the real roots of an equation with real coefficients. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of Horner’s method 1835–45; named after William G. Horner (died 1837), English mathematician who invented it Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019