#7099: serious incomplete gamma function precision bugs
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Reporter: was | Owner: jkantor
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-6.2
Component: numerical | Resolution:
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Comment (by pbruin):
A probably related bug was just reported on
[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sage-support/RrveCpPgoKU sage-
support]:
{{{
sage: numerical_approx(gamma(9, 10^(-3))-gamma(9), digits=40)
0.000000000000000
}}}
The correct answer is approximately 10^-28^.
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/7099#comment:5>
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