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  Re: Probability question  
From: Warp
Date: 8 Feb 2010 13:59:44
Message: <4b705f20@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Well, the sine and cosine functions can't be computed by a finite number 
> of additions, subtractions, multiplications, divisions and exponents. 

  They can if you allow the parameters to be complex numbers (which is why
trigonometric functions are included in the set of elementary functions).

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                                                          - Warp


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