On 18-11-2009 22:52, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Similarly, this fragment can appear inside a statement, such as "f(x) 
>>> = 3 if x = sqrt(y/z), otherwise 9". In that case, the "x = sqrt(y/z)" 
>>> part is clearly a conditional test.
>>
>> I don't remember 'if' being part of my maths course. Yet yhere must be 
>> specialized subfields where it is defined.
> 
> How about
> 
>   sinc(x) = if x = 0 then 1 else sin(x) / x
> 
nope, never seen that

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