Re: Problems with recursive function
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- Subject: [mg87365] Re: [mg87354] Problems with recursive function
- From: "W Craig Carter" <wcraigcarter at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 07:17:23 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <200804080939.FAA12146@smc.vnet.net>
Hello Frank, try this: test[0, _] = test[0] = test0 test[0, foo] On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Frank Hechtner <frank.hechtner at rub.de> wrote: > Dear Newsgroup, > > I'm in trouble with a recursive function. the functios looks similar to > test[a_, b_] := test[a - 1, b]*b. A is the index b should just be an > argument of test. > for any calculation i need to tell mathematica the first value of the > function, e.g. test[0, 5]=5. The problem is the following: the first > object is independent of b. does anyone know a way to tell mathematica > the following thing: > > test[0,b]=5 => test[0]=5 regardless to b. > > Thanks for your help. > > Frank > > -- W. Craig Carter
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- Problems with recursive function
- From: Frank Hechtner <frank.hechtner@rub.de>
- Problems with recursive function