> -----Original Message----- > From: Al Chou [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 2:14 PM > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: [math] proposed ordering for task list, scope of initial > release > > > --- Phil Steitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brent Worden wrote: > > > I've used a default error constant several places. > > It would be nice to come > > > up with a central location for such values. > > > > I get the first 3, but what exactly do you mean by the default error > > constant? > > I read that to mean the accuracy requested (aka allowable error) > of a given > algorithm invocation. >
That's right. Certain routines perform their iterative computations until a desired accuracy is achieved. If the user doesn't explicitly state this accuracy, what should it be? A default error/accuracy constant would answer that and provide uniform level of accuracy throughout the library. Brent Worden http://www.brent.worden.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
