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1.4: The Solution of f(x) = 0
https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Celestial_Mechanics_(Tatum)/01%3A_Numerical_Methods/1.04%3A_The_Solution_of_f(x)__0
meaning "start with some value of $x$ , calculate the right hand side, and use the result as a new value of $x$ ". It may be objected that this is a misuse of the $=$ symbol, and that the above is...meaning "start with some value of $x$ , calculate the right hand side, and use the result as a new value of $x$ ". It may be objected that this is a misuse of the $=$ symbol, and that the above is not really an "Equation", since $x$ cannot equal $x$ minus something.

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