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@license Apache-2.0
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Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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# Bernoulli
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> Compute the nth [Bernoulli number][bernoulli-number].
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<section class="intro">
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<section class="usage">
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var bernoulli = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/bernoulli' );
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```
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#### bernoulli( n )
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Computes the nth [Bernoulli number][bernoulli-number].
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```javascript
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var v = bernoulli( 0 );
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// returns 1.0
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v = bernoulli( 1 );
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// returns 0.0
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v = bernoulli( 2 );
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// returns ~0.167
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v = bernoulli( 3 );
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// returns 0.0
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v = bernoulli( 4 );
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// returns ~-0.033
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v = bernoulli( 5 );
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// returns 0.0
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v = bernoulli( 20 );
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// returns ~-529.124
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```
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For even integers `n >= 260`, the function alternates between returning positive and negative infinity, as larger [Bernoulli numbers][bernoulli-number] cannot be safely represented in [double-precision floating-point format][ieee754].
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```javascript
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var v = bernoulli( 260 );
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// returns -Infinity
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v = bernoulli( 262 );
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// returns Infinity
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v = bernoulli( 264 );
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// returns -Infinity
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```
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If not provided a nonnegative integer value, the function returns `NaN`.
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```javascript
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var v = bernoulli( 3.14 );
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// returns NaN
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v = bernoulli( -1 );
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// returns NaN
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```
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If provided `NaN`, the function returns `NaN`.
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```javascript
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var v = bernoulli( NaN );
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// returns NaN
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.usage -->
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<section class="notes">
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</section>
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<section class="examples">
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## Examples
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<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
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```javascript
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var bernoulli = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/bernoulli' );
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var v;
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var i;
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for ( i = 0; i < 280; i++ ) {
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v = bernoulli( i );
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console.log( v );
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}
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.examples -->
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<section class="links">
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[bernoulli-number]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli_number
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[ieee754]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754-1985
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</section>
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<!-- /.links -->
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