A general problem with numerical functions defined in a messy way
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- Subject: [mg108682] A general problem with numerical functions defined in a messy way
- From: ValeX <rjovale at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:10:31 -0500 (EST)
let's say that i have a numerical function f[x] which is defined in a quite messy way. For example, it could be defined as a Module that contains If, Whiles, interpolation functions, Import, .. This function works well without any error if I simply evaluate it, for example if i write f[5] and hit the enter key. The (my) problem is that often when i plug such a function in other routines, like FindMinimum, i get all sorts of errors and it doesn't work. Is there a way to tell Mathematica to just compute f[x] and then use that result for other things?