That sounds pretty solid imo. On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Mike Anderson <mike.r.anderson...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree that complex would be a better name. > > It would be also be nice if it the 1-arg version could be idempotent (i.e. > returns an existing complex number unchanged). The downside is that this > would mean a slight performance hit because it would prevent the use of > primitive arguments. Maybe we should do this but still use primitive type > hints for the 2-arg version? > > > On Wednesday, 3 June 2015 01:17:49 UTC+1, Christopher Graham wrote: >> >> How about changing the name of the complex-number function to, ideally, >> complex ? >> complex-number seems irritating to (have to) read. Further, calling this >> function is a form of type coercion. (float ...), (int ...), etc., are >> idiomatic Clojure, whereas (float-number ...), (int-number ...), etc., were >> not included in the language. >> >> >> On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 6:55:46 PM UTC-4, Alan Forrester wrote: >>> >>> https://clojars.org/complex >>> >>> https://github.com/alanforr/complex >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Falanforr%2Fcomplex&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHm4m5mR8UisNf-JFm-AbPGOX2Srg> >>> >>> Complex is a Clojure library for doing complex number calculations >>> that wraps the Java commons-math3 Complex library. >>> >>> complex >>> >>> A Clojure library for doing calculations with complex numbers. Wraps >>> the Java commons-math3 Complex library. >>> >>> Usage >>> >>> A complex number can be created by invoking the complex number >>> function. With one argument the function produces a complex number in >>> which only the real component is non-zero. With two arguments, the >>> first argument is the real part, the second argument is the imaginary >>> part: >>> >>> => (complex-number 1) >>> >>> Complex (1.0, 0.0) >>> >>> => (complex-number 1 2) >>> >>> Complex (1.0, 2.0). >>> >>> The library can be used to do complex arithmetic. The + function can >>> have any number of real or complex arguments but always produces a >>> complex result. >>> >>> => (+ 1 (complex-number 3 4)) >>> >>> Complex (4.0, 4.0). >>> >>> The same is true of the other arithmetical operations *,-,/. The >>> arithmetical functions are fastest on a per number basis when used on >>> only two arguments. They are also faster when their arguments are >>> complex. >>> >>> The library also provides other functions, such as (pow a b), which >>> raises a to the power b, (sin a) which calculates the sine of a, and >>> several other functions. For details, see the docs. >>> >>> Alan >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Numerical Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/numerical-clojure/gocQu7XTaNo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > numerical-clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
