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# scipy.interpolate.approximate_taylor_polynomial

`scipy.interpolate.``approximate_taylor_polynomial`(f, x, degree, scale, order=None)

  Estimate the Taylor polynomial of f at x by polynomial fitting

  A polynomial Parameters ———- f : callable

  > The function whose Taylor polynomial is sought. Should accept a vector of x values.

  x : scalar
    The point at which the polynomial is to be evaluated.
  degree : integer
    The degree of the Taylor polynomial
  scale : scalar
    The width of the interval to use to evaluate the Taylor polynomial. Function values spread over a range this wide are used to fit the polynomial. Must be chosen carefully.
  order : integer or None
    The order of the polynomial to be used in the fitting; f will be evaluated order+1 times. If None, use degree.

  Returns: | p : poly1d the Taylor polynomial (translated to the origin, so that for example p(0)=f(x)).

  Notes

  The appropriate choice of “scale” is a tradeoff - too large and the function differs from its Taylor polynomial too much to get a good answer, too small and roundoff errors overwhelm the higher-order terms. The algorithm used becomes numerically unstable around order 30 even under ideal circumstances.

  Choosing order somewhat larger than degree may improve the higher-order terms.

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