Re: Polynomial fitting routines?

Steven G. Kargl wrote:


I'm looking for an algorithm that will fit a polynomial to
log(x) for 0.25 <= x <= 2 with at least 64-bit precision.

A couple of old books deal with this: John F. Hart et al, Computer
Approximations, and W. J. Cody and W. Waite, Software Manual for the Elementary Functions. You may need a rational rather than a polynomial approximation. If you google, try "approximation" for your problem rather than "fitting."
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