@stdlib/math-base-special-kernel-log1p

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kernelLog1p

Evaluate a correction term for double-precision base-2 and base-10 logarithms when 1+f is in [√2/2, √2].

Installation

npm install @stdlib/math-base-special-kernel-log1p

Usage

var kernelLog1p = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-kernel-log1p' );

kernelLog1p( f )

Evaluates a correction term for double-precision base-2 and base-10 logarithms when 1+f is in [√2/2, √2].

var v = kernelLog1p( 1.0 );
// returns ~0.1931

v = kernelLog1p( 1.4142135623730951 );
// returns ~0.4672

v = kernelLog1p( NaN );
// returns NaN

Notes

• This function is a helper function for computing logarithms in base e. Argument reduction and adding the final term of the polynomial must be done by the caller for increased accuracy when different bases are used. For reference, see @stdlib/math-base/special/log2 and @stdlib/math/base/special/log10.

Examples

var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-uniform' );
var logEachMap = require( '@stdlib/console-log-each-map' );
var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-sqrt' );
var kernelLog1p = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-kernel-log1p' );

var opts = {
    'dtype': 'float64'
};
var x = uniform( 100, sqrt( 2.0 ) / 2.0, sqrt( 2.0 ), opts );

logEachMap( 'kernelLog1p(%0.4f) = %0.4f', x, kernelLog1p );

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C APIs

Usage

#include "stdlib/math/base/special/kernel_log1p.h"

stdlib_base_kernel_log1p( f )

Evaluates a correction term for double-precision base-2 and base-10 logarithms when 1+f is in [√2/2, √2].

double out = stdlib_base_kernel_log1p( 1.0 );
// returns ~0.1931

out = stdlib_base_kernel_log1p( 1.4142135623730951 );
// returns ~0.4672

The function accepts the following arguments:

• f: [in] double input value.

double stdlib_base_kernel_log1p( const double f );

Examples

#include "stdlib/math/base/special/kernel_log1p.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main( void ) {
    const double x[] = { 0.7071, 0.7856, 0.8642, 0.9428, 1.0213, 1.0999, 1.1785, 1.2570, 1.3356, 1.4142 };

    double out;
    int i;
    for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
        out = stdlib_base_kernel_log1p( x[ i ] );
        printf ( "x[ i ]: %lf, out: %lf\n", x[ i ], out );
    }
}

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See Also

• @stdlib/math-base/special/log1p: evaluate the natural logarithm of 1+x.

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