From chris.jackson at mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk  Fri Dec  4 16:45:09 2009
From: chris.jackson at mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk (chris.jackson at mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk)
Date: Fri,  4 Dec 2009 16:45:09 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Rd] Typo in help(Special) (PR#14111)
Message-ID: <20091204154510.0FB5D282EF29@mail.pubhealth.ku.dk>

There's a typo in the definition of the Gamma function in help(Special)
i.e. the file

src/library/base/man/Special.Rd

Looks like "a" should be replaced by "x" in the equation on line 63:

\deqn{\Gamma(x) = \int_0^\infty t^{a-1} e^{-t} dt}{integral_0^Inf 
t^(a-1) exp(-t) dt}

I checked this is still in current r-patched and r-devel.

Chris



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  arch = sparc
  os = solaris2.10
  system = sparc, solaris2.10
  status =
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  minor = 10.0
  year = 2009
  month = 10
  day = 26
  svn rev = 50208
  language = R
  version.string = R version 2.10.0 (2009-10-26)

Locale:
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Search Path:
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package:datasets, package:utils, package:methods, Autoloads, package:base

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Christopher Jackson <chris.jackson at mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk>
Research Statistician, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public
Health, Robinson Way, Cambridge, UK, CB2 0SR. +44 (1223) 330381



[Rd] Typo in help(Special) (PR#14111)
chris.jackson at mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk