On 16 June 2010 18:24, Tom Coates <t.coa...@imperial.ac.uk> wrote: > At the moment there does not seem to be a clear consensus either way. > If you have an opinion on this, please vote! Let x be an explicit > numerical value such that x is not a non-negative integer (e.g. x=2/3, > x=1.5, or x=i). The options are: > > A) factorial(x) should raise an error; > > B) factorial(x) should return gamma(x+1). > > Best, > > Tom
Another possibility would be for factorial() to take an optional argument (such as ExtendedDomain=True). Without the option, factorial would behave as A, with the option, factorial would behave as B. Dave -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
