R: Evaluate a Polynomial

predict.polynomial {polynom} | R Documentation

## Evaluate a Polynomial

### Description

Evaluate a polynomial at a given numeric or polynomial argument.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'polynomial'
    predict(object, newdata, ...)

### Arguments

`object` | A polynomial object to be evaluated.
`newdata` | Argument at which evaluation is requested. May be numeric or itself a polynomial
`...` | Not used by this method.

### Details

This is a method for the generic function `predict`.

The polynomial is evaluated according to the Horner scheme for speed and numerical accuracy.

### Value

Evaluated object of the same class as `newdata`.

### See Also

`as.function.polynomial`

[Package polynom version 1.3-9 Index]