Re: [R] How to do an infinite sum in R

2012-11-16 Thread David Winsemius
On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Simon Bolivar wrote: > I'm having trouble to do an infinite sum in R > > I want to do the infinite sum of 1/(1+n) > > how would I do this in R? You could try submitting this job: sum(1/(1+1:(2^31-1) ) ) # 2^31-1 being the highest integer in R at the moment After

Re: [R] How to do an infinite sum in R

2012-11-16 Thread Don McKenzie
Do you (OP) mean the partial sum of an infinite series? As your question stands you don't need R. On 16-Nov-12, at 12:39 PM, Rolf Turner wrote: On 17/11/12 08:35, Albyn Jones wrote: Perhaps it would help to think before you compute. Fortune nomination! cheers, Rolf Turner

Re: [R] How to do an infinite sum in R

2012-11-16 Thread Rolf Turner
On 17/11/12 08:35, Albyn Jones wrote: Perhaps it would help to think before you compute. Fortune nomination! cheers, Rolf Turner albyn On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 09:30:32AM -0800, Simon Bolivar wrote: I'm having trouble to do an infinite sum in R I want to do the infinite sum of

Re: [R] How to do an infinite sum in R

2012-11-16 Thread Jeff Newmiller
You would need an infinite amount of time and an infinite amount of numerical precision, all to arrive at the conclusion that the answer is infinite. Or you could take a short cut: ans <- Inf --- Jeff Newmiller

Re: [R] How to do an infinite sum in R

2012-11-16 Thread Albyn Jones
Perhaps it would help to think before you compute. albyn On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 09:30:32AM -0800, Simon Bolivar wrote: > I'm having trouble to do an infinite sum in R > > I want to do the infinite sum of 1/(1+n) > > how would I do this in R? > > Thank You > > > > -- > View this message in

[R] How to do an infinite sum in R

2012-11-16 Thread Simon Bolivar
I'm having trouble to do an infinite sum in R I want to do the infinite sum of 1/(1+n) how would I do this in R? Thank You -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/How-to-do-an-infinite-sum-in-R-tp4649770.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __