Special functions

Functions that occur often enough to acquire a name. Some of these, such as the exponential, logarithmic, and the various trigonometric functions, are extensively taught in school and occur so frequently that routines for calculating them are built into many pocket calculators. See Differentiation;...

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Main Author: Richard Askey
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Language:English
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Summary:Functions that occur often enough to acquire a name. Some of these, such as the exponential, logarithmic, and the various trigonometric functions, are extensively taught in school and occur so frequently that routines for calculating them are built into many pocket calculators. See Differentiation; See Logarithm; See Trigonometry
DOI:10.1036/1097-8542.641000