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taylor computes a Taylor expansion of a function in a point

Usage:

taylor(function, degree, point) : (function, integer, constant) -> function

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Example 1:

   > print(taylor(exp(x),3,1));
   exp(1) + x * (exp(1) + x * (0.5 * exp(1) + x * exp(1) / 6))

Example 2:

   > print(taylor(asin(x),7,0));
   x * (1 + x^2 * (1 / 6 + x^2 * (9 / 120 + x^2 * 225 / 5040)))

Example 3:

   > print(taylor(erf(x),6,0));
   x * (1 / sqrt((pi) / 4) + x^2 * ((sqrt((pi) / 4) * 4 / (pi) * (-2)) / 6 + x^2 * (sqrt((pi) / 4) * 4 / (pi) * 12) / 120))
See also: remez, fpminimax, taylorform
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