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Re: propagating errors
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Francesco Potortì |
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Re: propagating errors |
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Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:27:27 +0100 |
>There is a methodology for this kind of problem called "interval
>arithmetic". It calculates intervals in which a computed answer must
>lie. There are software packages that implement interval arithmetic,
>e.g., libraries in C++ and Fortran, extensions and toolboxes in Matlab
>and capabilities in CASs like Maple. Also, a free language similar to
>Octave called the Euler Math Toolbox has interval arithmetic
>capabilities. But, AFAIK, there is no such implementation in Octave.
>You might check these options before coding your own formulas, which
>could be a *lot* of work and reinventing the wheel anyway.
Calc, an Emacs package, does interval arithmetic as well.
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