The method of exhaustion is a method of finding the area of a shape by inscribing inside it a sequence of polygons whose areas converge to the area of the containing shape. — Wikipedia

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approximation
Calculus
fundamental theorem of calculus
Quadrature of the circle
Quantum Arithmetic
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Assistant
Divine Assistance
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