To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=50759 Issue #:|50759 Summary:|factorial doesn't work for negative non-integer |numbers Component:|Spreadsheet Version:|1.0.1 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|Linux Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|code Assigned to:|spreadsheet Reported by:|mariane
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jun 15 04:17:26 -0700 2005 ------- This is not a mathematical fantasy, factorial is defined for all non-integers and for positive integers. This is done through the gamma function (recursive integral). Being able to use factorial of non-integer numbers is needed, among other things, to calculate the probability density function related to the well known chi square statistic. When I type "=FACT(-(0.5))" in the spreadsheet I get "error 502", while I should get "1.772453851": it's a perfectly valid real number. Mariane --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
