Thanks Paul It was more of "theoretical" question than a practical one but yes obviously writing a unit test suite/harness would be the way to go in practical circumstances ...
Ditto Paul McNett wrote: > Paul Newton wrote: > >> Is it ever possible to prove, scientifically or mathematically, that two >> functions are exactly equivalent ? >> For example, these two functions: >> > > I don't know about "prove", but you could be practically confident by > writing a unit test suite with your whole range of expected > inputs/outputs, and then run each function through the test suite. > > Paul > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
