Evaluate a normalized Hermite polynomial using double-precision floating-point arithmetic.
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> Evaluate a normalized [Hermite polynomial][hermite-polynomial] using double-precision floating-point arithmetic.
The normalized (aka "probabilist") [Hermite polynomials][hermite-polynomial] are given by
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/math-base-tools-normhermitepoly
`javascript`
var normhermitepoly = require( '@stdlib/math-base-tools-normhermitepoly' );
#### normhermitepoly( n, x )
Evaluates a normalized [Hermite polynomial][hermite-polynomial] of degree n using double-precision floating-point arithmetic.
`javascript
var v = normhermitepoly( 1, 1.0 );
// returns 1.0
v = normhermitepoly( 1, 0.5 );
// returns 0.5
v = normhermitepoly( 0, 0.5 );
// returns 1.0
v = normhermitepoly( 2, 0.5 );
// returns -0.75
v = normhermitepoly( -1, 0.5 );
// returns NaN
`
#### normhermitepoly.factory( n )
Returns a function for evaluating a normalized [Hermite polynomial][hermite-polynomial] of degree n using double-precision floating-point arithmetic.
`javascript
var polyval = normhermitepoly.factory( 2 );
var v = polyval( 0.5 );
// returns -0.75
`
`javascript
var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random-array-uniform' );
var zeros = require( '@stdlib/array-zeros' );
var dmap = require( '@stdlib/strided-base-dmap' );
var logEach = require( '@stdlib/console-log-each' );
var normhermitepoly = require( '@stdlib/math-base-tools-normhermitepoly' );
// Generate random values at which to evaluate a polynomial:
var x = uniform( 10, -50.0, 50.0, {
'dtype': 'float64'
});
// Create a polynomial function of degree 1:
var f = normhermitepoly.factory( 1 );
// Allocate an output array:
var y = zeros( x.length, 'float64' );
// Evaluate the polynomial:
dmap( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, f );
logEach( 'He_%d(%.3f) = %.3f', 1, x, y );
// Create a polynomial function of degree 2:
f = normhermitepoly.factory( 2 );
// Allocate an output array:
y = zeros( x.length, 'float64' );
// Evaluate the polynomial:
dmap( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, f );
logEach( 'He_%d(%.3f) = %.3f', 2, x, y );
// Create a polynomial function of degree 3:
f = normhermitepoly.factory( 3 );
// Allocate an output array:
y = zeros( x.length, 'float64' );
// Evaluate the polynomial:
dmap( x.length, x, 1, y, 1, f );
logEach( 'He_%d(%.3f) = %.3f', 3, x, y );
`
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- [@stdlib/math-base/tools/evalpoly][@stdlib/math/base/tools/evalpoly]: evaluate a polynomial using double-precision floating-point arithmetic.
- [@stdlib/math-base/tools/hermitepoly][@stdlib/math/base/tools/hermitepoly]: evaluate a physicist's Hermite polynomial.
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