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Error function

The error function, $ \Phi(x)$, is defined as

$\displaystyle \Phi (x) = \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_{t = 0}^{x} e^{-t^2} dt.$ (29)

A suitable approximation can be found in libprob.



David Flitney 2001-11-29