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<dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">f</span></dt>
<dd><p>
              A unary functor which is the function <span class="emphasis"><em>f(x)</em></span> whose
              root is to be found.
            </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">min</span></dt>
<dd><p>
              The left bracket of the interval known to contain the root.
            </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">max</span></dt>
<dd><p>
              The right bracket of the interval known to contain