What is the complementary error function used for?

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What is the complementary error function used for?

2006-09-12 05:35:34 · 2 answers · asked by Jelly Belly B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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In mathematics, the error function (also called the Gauss error function) is a non-elementary function which occurs in probability, statistics and partial differential equations. The usage of the error function is limited to very few calculations. One of its main purposes is for graphing a normal distribution

2006-09-12 05:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

To average out noise in the data.

2006-09-12 05:46:43 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋