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doc: Fix wording in NEWS file. * NEWS: Improve wording and correct typo.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:30:10 -0800
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11 yourself. If a pre-compiled package does not exist for your system, 11 yourself. If a pre-compiled package does not exist for your system,
12 you can find the current ARPACK sources at 12 you can find the current ARPACK sources at
13 http://forge.scilab.org/index.php/p/arpack-ng 13 http://forge.scilab.org/index.php/p/arpack-ng
14 14
15 ** Many of Octave's binary operators (.*, .^, +, -, ...) now perform 15 ** Many of Octave's binary operators (.*, .^, +, -, ...) now perform
16 automatic broadcasting for array operations that allows you to use 16 automatic broadcasting for array operations which allows you to use
17 operator notation instead of calling bsxfun or expanding arrays (and 17 operator notation instead of calling bsxfun or expanding arrays (and
18 unnecessarily wasting memory) with repmat or similar idioms. For 18 unnecessarily wasting memory) with repmat or similar idioms. For
19 example, to scale the columns of a matrix by the elements of a row 19 example, to scale the columns of a matrix by the elements of a row
20 vector, you may now write 20 vector, you may now write
21 21
73 distribution, etc.). This may cause subtle changes to existing 73 distribution, etc.). This may cause subtle changes to existing
74 scripts. 74 scripts.
75 75
76 negative binomial function has been extended to real, non-integer 76 negative binomial function has been extended to real, non-integer
77 inputs. The discrete_inv fucntion now returns v(1) for 0 instead of 77 inputs. The discrete_inv fucntion now returns v(1) for 0 instead of
78 NaN. The nbincdf fucntion has bbeen recoded to use a closed form 78 NaN. The nbincdf fucntion has been recoded to use a closed form
79 solution with betainc. 79 solution with betainc.
80 80
81 ** strread, textscan, and textread have been completely revamped. 81 ** strread, textscan, and textread have been completely revamped.
82 82
83 They now support nearly all Matlab functionality including: 83 They now support nearly all Matlab functionality including: