The Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF) is an online project at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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(NIST) to develop a database of mathematical reference data for
special functions
Special functions are particular mathematical functions that have more or less established names and notations due to their importance in mathematical analysis, functional analysis, geometry, physics, or other applications.
The term is defined b ...
and their applications. It is intended as an update of ''
Abramowitz's and Stegun's Handbook of Mathematical Functions'' (A&S).
It was published online
on 7 May 2010, though some chapters appeared earlier. In the same year it appeared at
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Pr ...
under the title ''NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions''.
In contrast to A&S, whose initial print run was done by the
U.S. Government Printing Office
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and was in the
public domain
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, NIST asserts that it holds copyright to the DLMF under
Title 17 USC 105 of the U.S. Code.
See also
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NIST Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures
The NIST ''Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures'' is a reference work maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. It defines a large number of terms relating to algorithms and data structures. For algorithms an ...
References
Further reading
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External links
NIST Digital Library of Mathematical FunctionsKnown errata in NIST DLMF
Handbooks and manuals
Mathematics websites
Mathematical tables
Numerical analysis
Special functions
Mathematical databases