 ##  [Adaptive Mesh Refinement](/index.php/adaptive-mesh-refinement) 

  ##  [Adaptive Mesh Refinement](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/adaptive-mesh-refinement-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

A numerical technique that dynamically refines and coarsens a computational mesh based on local error indicators or solution features so as to concentrate degrees of freedom where higher resolution is needed.

 
 ##  [Adaptive Mesh Refinement](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/adaptive-mesh-refinement-1) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A computational technique that dynamically refines and coarsens a discretization mesh during simulation based on local error indicators or feature detection so that resolution is concentrated where it is most needed.