[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #52827] decimal notation constant typos in the document

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                 Summary: decimal notation constant typos in the document
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Sun 07 Jan 2018 10:53:55 AM UTC
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.1
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

For example, 3e-5 should not be 3e^{-5}
In other words, 3e-5 == 3*10^-5 != 3*e^-5 == 3*exp(-5)

Possible patch:

-diff -ur a/doc/interpreter/quad.txi b/doc/interpreter/quad.txi
--- a/doc/interpreter/quad.txi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/quad.txi
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 @item @tab quad   @tab Low accuracy with nonsmooth integrands
 @item @tab quadv  @tab Medium accuracy with smooth integrands
 @item @tab quadl  @tab Medium accuracy with smooth integrands.  Slower than
quadgk.
address@hidden @tab quadgk @tab Medium accuracy (@address@hidden) with
smooth integrands.
address@hidden @tab quadgk @tab Medium accuracy (1e-6 -- 1e-9) with smooth
integrands.
 @item @tab        @tab Handles oscillatory functions and infinite bounds
 @item @tab quadcc @tab Low to High accuracy with nonsmooth/smooth integrands
 @item @tab        @tab Handles oscillatory functions, singularities, and
infinite bounds
diff -ur a/libinterp/corefcn/quad.cc b/libinterp/corefcn/quad.cc
--- a/libinterp/corefcn/quad.cc
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/quad.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 tolerance.  To choose a relative test only, set the absolute
 tolerance to zero.  To choose an absolute test only, set the relative
 tolerance to zero.  Both tolerances default to @code{sqrt (eps)} or
-approximately @math{1.5e^{-8}}.
+approximately 1.5e-8.
 
 The optional argument @var{sing} is a vector of values at which the
 integrand is known to be singular.
diff -ur a/libinterp/corefcn/quadcc.cc b/libinterp/corefcn/quadcc.cc
--- a/libinterp/corefcn/quadcc.cc
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/quadcc.cc
@@ -1513,8 +1513,8 @@
 absolute tolerance, and the second element is the desired relative
tolerance.
 To choose a relative test only, set the absolute tolerance to zero.  To
choose
 an absolute test only, set the relative tolerance to zero.  The default
-absolute tolerance is @math{1e^{-10}} (@math{1e^{-5}} for single), and the
-default relative tolerance is @math{1e^{-6}} (@math{1e^{-4}} for single).
+absolute tolerance is 1e-10 (1e-5 for single), and the
+default relative tolerance is 1e-6 (1e-4 for single).
 
 The optional argument @var{sing} contains a list of points where the
integrand
 has known singularities, or discontinuities in any of its derivatives,
inside
diff -ur a/scripts/general/dblquad.m b/scripts/general/dblquad.m
--- a/scripts/general/dblquad.m
+++ b/scripts/general/dblquad.m
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 ## whether infinite bounds are accepted.
 ##
 ## The optional argument @var{tol} defines the absolute tolerance used to
-## integrate each sub-integral.  The default value is @math{1e^{-6}}.
+## integrate each sub-integral.  The default value is 1e-6.
 ##
 ## The optional argument @var{quadf} specifies which underlying integrator
 ## function to use.  Any choice but @code{quad} is available and the default
diff -ur a/scripts/general/quadl.m b/scripts/general/quadl.m
--- a/scripts/general/quadl.m
+++ b/scripts/general/quadl.m
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 ## limits must be finite.
 ##
 ## The optional argument @var{tol} defines the absolute tolerance with which
-## to perform the integration.  The default value is @math{1e-6}.
+## to perform the integration.  The default value is 1e-6.
 ##
 ## The algorithm used by @code{quadl} involves recursively subdividing the
 ## integration interval.  If @var{trace} is defined then for each
subinterval
verbatim-




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