>>>>> "Stavros" == Stavros Macrakis <macrakis@gmail.com> writes:
>> Currently, bessel_j(1,2) will produce a numerical result.
Stavros> In Maxima 5.9.0.9beta2/gcl, it does NOT produce a numerical result,
Stavros> and I think that is correct.
I guess I was mistaken. Sorry.
Stavros> The general Maxima convention is that all operations on exact
Stavros> quantities (integers, rationals, symbolic expressions) produce exact
Stavros> results. Only operations on approximate numbers (floats, bfloats)
Stavros> produce approximate results. That convention should be maintained.
Yes, that's what I want to do. The intent is if any arg contains a
float of some sort, the Bessel function is numerically evaluated.
Ray