2 Naming conventions

Briefly, the names of the various mathematical function macros are derived from the descriptive ‘Proper Name’ of the function according to:

The $\mathrm{𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒}$ is the ‘conventional’ name or based on the “inventor’s” name. The $\mathrm{𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠}$ indicates function (generally omitted), integrals, polynomials, and so on. The $\mathrm{𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑏𝑜𝑙}$ is the latinized form of the notation, upper or lower case as appropriate. The $\mathrm{𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑥}$ modifier includes all significant characteristics that may distinguish functions (eg. ‘modified Bessel’ vs. simply ‘Bessel’). The $\mathrm{𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑥}$ generally indicates limitations or special cases regarding arguments. The $\mathrm{𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑥}$, $\mathrm{𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠}$ and $\mathrm{𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑥}$ are abbreviated for brevity, given in Table 4. For predicability, we avoid abbreviating people’s names.