bernoullif

Compute the nth Bernoulli number as a single-precision floating-point number.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/math-base-special-bernoullif

Usage

var bernoullif = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-bernoullif' );

bernoullif( n )

Computes the nth Bernoulli number as a single-precision floating-point number.

var v = bernoullif( 0 );
// returns 1.0

v = bernoullif( 1 );
// returns 0.5

v = bernoullif( 2 );
// returns ~0.167

v = bernoullif( 3 );
// returns 0.0

v = bernoullif( 4 );
// returns ~-0.033

v = bernoullif( 5 );
// returns 0.0

v = bernoullif( 20 );
// returns ~-529.124

For even integers n >= 66, the function alternates between returning positive and negative infinity, as larger Bernoulli numbers cannot be safely represented in single-precision floating-point format.

var v = bernoullif( 66 );
// returns Infinity

v = bernoullif( 68 );
// returns -Infinity

v = bernoullif( 70 );
// returns Infinity

If not provided a nonnegative integer value, the function returns NaN.

var v = bernoullif( 3.14 );
// returns NaN

v = bernoullif( -1 );
// returns NaN

If provided NaN, the function returns NaN.

var v = bernoullif( NaN );
// returns NaN

Examples

var logEachMap = require( '@stdlib/console-log-each-map' );
var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-discrete-uniform' );
var bernoullif = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-bernoullif' );

var x = discreteUniform( 100, 0, 70, {
    'dtype': 'int32'
});

logEachMap( 'bernoullif(%d) = %0.4f', x, bernoullif );

C APIs

Usage

#include "stdlib/math/base/special/bernoullif.h"

stdlib_base_bernoullif( n )

Computes the nth Bernoulli number as a single-precision floating-point number.

float out = stdlib_base_bernoullif( 0.0f );
// returns 1.0f

out = stdlib_base_bernoullif( 1.0f );
// returns 0.5f

The function accepts the following arguments:

• n: [in] float input value.

float stdlib_base_bernoullif( const float n );

Examples

#include "stdlib/math/base/special/bernoullif.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main( void ) {
    float i;
    float v;

    for ( i = 0.0f; i < 70.0f; i++ ) {
        v = stdlib_base_bernoullif( i );
        printf( "bernoullif(%f) = %f\n", i, v );
    }
}

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

See LICENSE.

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