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87 Years of Mathematical Functions at NIST

Published

Author(s)

Ronald Boisvert

Abstract

We survey the role that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has played in the development and use of the special functions of applied mathematics from the construction of tables of function values in the 1930s to the provision of online resources on the properties of special functions in the early 21st century.
Citation
Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

special functions, math tables project, handbook of mathematical functions, digital library of mathematical functions, historical survey
Mathematics and statistics

Citation

Boisvert, R. (2025), 87 Years of Mathematical Functions at NIST, Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences (Accessed January 13, 2026)

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Created September 23, 2025
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