is an option for various numerical operations which specifies how many effective digits of precision should be sought in the final result.
- PrecisionGoal is an option for such functions as NIntegrate and NDSolve.
- PrecisionGoal->Automatic normally yields a precision goal equal to half the setting for WorkingPrecision.
- PrecisionGoal->Infinity specifies that precision should not be used as the criterion for terminating the numerical procedure. AccuracyGoal is typically used in this case.
- Even though you may specify PrecisionGoal->n, the results you get may sometimes have much less than n‐digit precision.
- In most cases, you must set WorkingPrecision to be at least as large as PrecisionGoal.
- PrecisionGoal effectively specifies the relative error allowed in a numerical procedure.
- With PrecisionGoal->p and AccuracyGoal->a, the Wolfram Language attempts to make the numerical error in a result of size x be less than .
Introduced in 1991
(2.0)| Updated in 2003