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Random Entry New in MathWorld MathWorld Classroom About MathWorld Contribute to MathWorld Send a Message to the Team MathWorld Book Wolfram Web Resources» 13,594 entries Last updated: Tue Sep 27 2016 Created, developed, integral of error function and nurturedbyEricWeisstein at WolframResearch Calculus and Analysis>Special Functions>Erf> Calculus and Analysis>Complex Analysis>Entire erf function calculator Functions> Interactive Entries>webMathematica Examples> More... History and Terminology>Wolfram Language Commands> MathWorld Contributors>D'Orsogna> Less... Erf is the "error function" error function table encountered in integrating the normal distribution (which is a normalized form of the Gaussian function). It is an entire function defined by (1) Note that some authors (e.g., Whittaker
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and Watson 1990, p.341) define without the leading factor of . Erf is implemented in the Wolfram Language as Erf[z]. A two-argument form giving is also implemented as Erf[z0, z1]. Erf satisfies the identities (2) (3) (4) where is erfc, the complementary error function, and is a confluent hypergeometric function of the first kind. For , (5) where is the inverse error function incomplete gamma function. Erf can also be defined as a Maclaurin series (6) (7) (OEIS A007680). Similarly, (8) (OEIS A103979 and A103980). For , may be computed from (9) (10) (OEIS A000079 and A001147; Acton 1990). For , (11) (12) Using integration by parts gives (13) (14) (15) (16) so (17) and continuing the procedure gives the asymptotic series (18) (19) (20) (OEIS A001147 and A000079). Erf has the values (21) (22) It is an odd function (23) and satisfies (24) Erf may be expressed in terms of a confluent hypergeometric function of the first kind as (25) (26) Its derivative is (27) where is a Hermite polynomial. The first derivative is (28) and the integral is (29) Min Max Re Im Erf can also be extended to the complex plane, as illustrated above. A simple integral involving erf that Wolfram Language cannot do is given by (30) (M.R.D'Orsogna, pers. comm., May 9, 2004). More complicated integrals include (31) (M.R.D'Orsogna, pers. comm., Dec.15, 2005). Erf has the continued fraction (32) (33) (Wall 1948, p.357), first stated
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here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/37889/why-is-the-error-function-defined-as-it-is the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Mathematics Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Mathematics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people studying math at any level and professionals in related fields. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise error function to the top Why is the error function defined as it is? up vote 35 down vote favorite 6 $\newcommand{\erf}{\operatorname{erf}}$ This may be a very naïve question, but here goes. The error function $\erf$ is defined by $$\erf(x) = \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_0^x e^{-t^2}dt.$$ Of course, it is closely related to the normal cdf $$\Phi(x) = P(N < x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}} \int_{-\infty}^x e^{-t^2/2}dt$$ (where $N \sim N(0,1)$ is a standard normal) by the gauss error function expression $\erf(x) = 2\Phi(x \sqrt{2})-1$. My question is: Why is it natural or useful to define $\erf$ normalized in this way? I may be biased: as a probabilist, I think much more naturally in terms of $\Phi$. However, anytime I want to compute something, I find that my calculator or math library only provides $\erf$, and I have to go check a textbook or Wikipedia to remember where all the $1$s and $2$s go. Being charitable, I have to assume that $\erf$ was invented for some reason other than to cause me annoyance, so I would like to know what it is. If nothing else, it might help me remember the definition. Wikipedia says: The standard normal cdf is used more often in probability and statistics, and the error function is used more often in other branches of mathematics. So perhaps a practitioner of one of these mysterious "other branches of mathematics" would care to enlighten me. The most reasonable expression I've found is that $$P(|N| < x) = \erf(x/\sqrt{2}).$$ This at least gets rid of all but one of the apparently spurious constants, but still has a peculiar $\sqrt{2}$ floating around. probability statistics special-functions normal-distribution share|cite|improve this question asked May 8 '11 at 20:19 Nate Eldredge 49.2k356129 I had