Just one empty stub remains in the Accessible Dictionary (aka NuVoc
--remember it?):

H. (Hypergeometric) Conjunction
http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/hcapdot

Once that's filled-in, then NuVoc is more-or-less ready to go. You can
already see it at http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary
But alas, I need help...

The J Dictionary (the old one) references Abramowitz and Stegun (A&S),
Chapter 15: Hypergeometric Functions. Now A&S represent the syntax of the
general case like so:

   F(a; b; c; z)

Both NuVoc and the J Dictionary present the syntax of the (H.) primitive
like so:

   (m H. n) y

where both m and n are numeric lists.

Now suppose I'm a newbie, and my first sight of:
 http://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/dhcapdot.htm
just gives me a dull ache between the eyes. I need clear, unambiguous
instructions for taking any example I choose from A&S and mapping it onto:
(m H. n)y

Let me make a start:
    z --> y
That was the easy bit. Now... how should (a; b; c) --> (m; n)?

Or should I be asking: how *best* should (a; b; c) be mapped onto m and n?
Because as I see it, it's ambiguous. Just for starters:

   F(a; b; c; z) = F(b; a; c; z)   -----[A&S 15.1.1]

Suggestions please.

IanClark
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