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Re: Proposal for 'math.e' (2007-08-23)

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bi?po?d.com> Aug 23, 2007
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Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
 
> > Also suggested, and not rejected AFAIK, were:
> > * a gamma(a) function - standard generalisation of the integer factorial;
> > * an erf(x) function (distribution function at x of the centered reduced
> > Gauss
> > probability density);
> > * an incomplete gamma function, part_gamma(a,x) - integrate the integrand of
> > gamma(a) over [0,x] and normalise by gamma(a).
> 
> Did anyone except of you say he wants these functions in a standard
> include file? Generally speaking, I think we shouldn't add something
> just because 1 person wants it. And if this is statistical stuff, then
> I suggest to put it in a "statistics.e" file, rather than the general
> "math.e" file.

There is nothing stopping the creation of a mathadv.e file to include advanced
maths routines.

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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Skype name: derek.j.parnell