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functions: Factorial, FactorialLn

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  1. 1
      src/Numerics/Numerics.csproj
  2. 111
      src/Numerics/SpecialFunctions/Factorial.cs
  3. 0
      src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTests/ErfTests.cs
  4. 82
      src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTests/FactorialTest.cs
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      src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTests/SpecialFunctionsTests.cs
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src/Numerics/Numerics.csproj

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<Compile Include="Sorting.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctions.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctions\Erf.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctions\Factorial.cs" />
<Compile Include="Statistics\DescriptiveStatistics.cs" />
<Compile Include="Statistics\Statistics.cs" />
<Compile Include="Threading\AggregateException.cs" />

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src/Numerics/SpecialFunctions/Factorial.cs

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// <copyright file="Factorial.cs" company="Math.NET">
// Math.NET Numerics, part of the Math.NET Project
// http://mathnet.opensourcedotnet.info
//
// Copyright (c) 2009 Math.NET
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
// conditions:
//
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
// WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
// </copyright>
namespace MathNet.Numerics
{
using System;
public partial class SpecialFunctions
{
/// <summary>
/// Computes the factorial function x -> x! of an integer number > 0. The function can represent all number up
/// to 22! exactly, all numbers up to 170! using a double representation. All larger values will overflow.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A value value! for value > 0</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// If you need to multiply or divide various such factorials, consider using the logarithmic version
/// <see cref="FactorialLn"/> instead so you can add instead of multiply and subtract instead of divide, and
/// then exponentiate the result using <see cref="System.Math.Exp"/>. This will also circumvent the problem that
/// factorials become very large even for small parameters.
/// </remarks>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException" />
public static double Factorial(int x)
{
if (x < 0)
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("x", Properties.Resources.ArgumentPositive);
}
if (x <= FactorialMaxArgument)
{
if (factorialCache == null)
{
factorialCache = GenerateFactorials(FactorialMaxArgument);
}
return factorialCache[x];
}
return Double.PositiveInfinity;
}
/// <summary>
/// Computes the logarithmic factorial function x -> ln(x!) of an integer number > 0.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A value value! for value > 0</returns>
public static double FactorialLn(int x)
{
if (x < 0)
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("x", Properties.Resources.ArgumentPositive);
}
if (x <= 1)
{
return 0d;
}
if (x <= FactorialMaxArgument)
{
if (factorialCache == null)
{
factorialCache = GenerateFactorials(FactorialMaxArgument);
}
return Math.Log(factorialCache[x]);
}
return GammaLn(x + 1.0);
}
private static double[] GenerateFactorials(int max)
{
var cache = new double[max + 1];
cache[0] = 1.0;
for (int i = 1; i < cache.Length; i++)
{
cache[i] = cache[i - 1] * i;
}
return cache;
}
private const int FactorialMaxArgument = 170;
private static double[] factorialCache;
}
}

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src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTest/ErfTests.cs → src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTests/ErfTests.cs

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src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTests/FactorialTest.cs

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// <copyright file="FactorialTest.cs" company="Math.NET">
// Math.NET Numerics, part of the Math.NET Project
// http://mathnet.opensourcedotnet.info
//
// Copyright (c) 2009 Math.NET
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
// conditions:
//
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
// WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
// </copyright>
namespace MathNet.Numerics.UnitTests.SpecialFunctionsTests
{
using System;
using MbUnit.Framework;
[TestFixture]
public class FactorialTest
{
[Test]
public void CanComputeFactorial()
{
// exact
double factorial = 1.0;
for (int i = 1; i < 23; i++)
{
factorial *= i;
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(factorial, SpecialFunctions.Factorial(i), 14);
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(Math.Log(factorial), SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(i), 14);
}
// approximation
for (int i = 23; i < 171; i++)
{
factorial *= i;
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(factorial, SpecialFunctions.Factorial(i), 14);
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(Math.Log(factorial), SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(i), 14);
}
}
[Test]
public void ThrowsOnNegativeArgument()
{
Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => SpecialFunctions.Factorial(Int32.MinValue));
Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => SpecialFunctions.Factorial(-1));
Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>(() => SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(-1));
}
[Test]
public void FactorialOverflowsToInfinity()
{
Assert.AreEqual(Double.PositiveInfinity, SpecialFunctions.Factorial(172));
Assert.AreEqual(Double.PositiveInfinity, SpecialFunctions.Factorial(Int32.MaxValue));
}
[Test]
public void FactorialLnDoesNotOverflow()
{
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(6078.2118847500501140, SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(1 << 10), 14);
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(29978.648060844048236, SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(1 << 12), 14);
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(307933.81973375485425, SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(1 << 15), 14);
AssertHelpers.AlmostEqual(1413421.9939462073242, SpecialFunctions.FactorialLn(1 << 17), 14);
}
}
}

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src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTest/SpecialFunctionsTests.cs → src/UnitTests/SpecialFunctionsTests/SpecialFunctionsTests.cs

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src/UnitTests/UnitTests.csproj

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<Compile Include="PrecisionTest.cs" />
<Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
<Compile Include="SortingTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctionsTest\ErfTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctionsTest\SpecialFunctionsTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctionsTests\ErfTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctionsTests\FactorialTest.cs" />
<Compile Include="SpecialFunctionsTests\SpecialFunctionsTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="StatisticsTests\DescriptiveStatisticsTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="StatisticsTests\StatisticsTests.cs" />
<Compile Include="StatisticsTests\StatTestData.cs" />

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