Re: RFC: New math functions: log2, etc

At 06:10 PM 8/4/2001 +0200, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:

At 01:53 AM 8/4/2001 +0200, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:

log(a) / log(n) is not that much harder, and its the right way, imho.

Yes, you're right that it is the right way. But for example, for tan(x), the "right way" is sin(x)/cos(x).

(Not such a good example, but anyway)

As you said :-) as an anal note, tan(x) is the correct notation, just as logarithms are also a wrapper type in themselves, log is also the "correct" notation. What is 'correct' here, mathematically correct, or something else? Mathematically you're right of course. But in mathematica & co, you'll also get a much nicer view on formula's than in PHP...

I mean mathematically yep... ;-)

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However, IMO the log, exp, sinus, etc. functions should be in the core.

Yes, I agree, however, expm1 and log1p don't. I agree. Do you suggest here to hold these two, until some kind of advanced-math-extension will be added? Some other thing, the M_* constants. I always wondered why for example M_2_SQRTPI (2/sqrt(PI)) was in PHP. IMO, there are only one or two essential constants to be in the core: PI (of course), and (possibly) the EULER-constant. What about adding PI and, possibly, EULER as constant (without the M_), and deprecating those M_ constants? Or at least promote them to the math-extension?

Yeah, I'd say so... the reason? IMHO, no one was either paying attention to revert them, or wanted to revert someone else's commit (common problem ;-) -Sterling