Opened 11 years ago
Closed 11 years ago
#6030 closed Bugs (fixed)
formula error in log1p docs
| Reported by: | Owned by: | John Maddock | |
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| Milestone: | To Be Determined | Component: | math |
| Version: | Boost 1.47.0 | Severity: | Cosmetic |
| Keywords: | Cc: |
Description
The documentation page for log1p mentions the alternative formula:
log(1+x) == (log(1+x) * x) / ((1-x) - 1)
This is apparently wrong. The correct formula is:
log(1+x) == (log(1+x) * x) / ((1+x) - 1)
(Note the sign of x in the denominator.)
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(In [76098]) Fix doc typo and regenerate. Fixes #6030.