[Numpy-discussion] Re: Adding `P.coef_natural` property to polynomials

2024-08-31 Thread Marten van Kerkwijk
Hi Olivier, Thanks for bringing this up here! As stated by Chuck in the issue leading to the PR, https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/26401 there are real risks with using natural coefficients for polynomials: we really want to move people away from situations in which large cancellation error

[Numpy-discussion] Adding `P.coef_natural` property to polynomials

2024-08-31 Thread oc-spam66--- via NumPy-Discussion
Hello, I would like to add a property `P.coef_natural` to polynomials. Would you accept it? Reason: Most people who had ground courses on polynomials expect `P.coef` to return the natural coefficients. They face a huge confusion because this is not the case and because the `coef` attribute is n