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+.\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1991 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.
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+.\" from: @(#)erf.3 6.4 (Berkeley) 4/20/91
+.\" $Id: erf.3,v 1.3 1993/08/14 13:42:38 mycroft Exp $
+.\"
+.Dd April 20, 1991
+.Dt ERF 3
+.Os BSD 4.3
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm erf ,
+.Nm erfc
+.Nd error function operators
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <math.h>
+.Ft double
+.Fn erf "double x"
+.Ft double
+.Fn erfc "double x"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+These functions calculate the error function of
+.Fa x .
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn erf
+calculates the error function of x; where
+.Bd -filled -offset indent
+.if n \{\
+erf(x) = 2/sqrt(pi)\(**\|integral from 0 to x of exp(\-t\(**t) dt. \}
+.if t \{\
+erf\|(x) :=
+(2/\(sr\(*p)\|\(is\d\s8\z0\s10\u\u\s8x\s10\d\|exp(\-t\u\s82\s10\d)\|dt. \}
+.Ed
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn erfc
+function calculates the complementary error function of
+.Fa x ;
+that is
+.Fn erfc
+subtracts the result of the error function
+.Fn erf x
+from 1.0.
+This is useful, since for large
+.Fa x
+places disappear.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr math 3
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn erf
+and
+.Fn erfc
+functions appeared in
+.Bx 4.3 .
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