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erfc

The complementary error function.

Syntax

y = erfc(x)

Arguments

x

vector or matrix

y

vector or matrix (of same size than x)

Description

Compute the complementary error function of x, defined by:

Examples

erf([0.5,0.2])+erfc([0.5,0.2])

x = [1+2*%i,-1+2*%i,1e-6+2e-6*%i,0+2*%i];
erfc(x)

Algorithms

This function is based on the Faddeeva package library.

See Also

  • erf — The error function.
  • erfcx — scaled complementary error function.
  • calerf — computes error functions.

History

VersionDescription
5.5.0 Function erfc supports complex arguments
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Last updated:
Wed Jun 15 08:27:37 CEST 2016