function is a simple function, and is a contrived example for
        root-finding. It does allow us to investigate some of the factors controlling
        efficiency that may be extrapolated to more complex functions.
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        The program used was <a href="../../../../example/root_finding_algorithms.cpp" target="_top">root_finding_algorithms.cpp</a>.
        100000 evaluations of each floating-point type and algorithm were used and
        the CPU times were judged from repeat runs to have an