time-to-botec

Benchmark sampling in different programming languages
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      2 {{alias}}( x )
      3     Computes the principal square root of `1+x` minus one.
      4 
      5     This function is more accurate than the obvious approach for small `x`.
      6 
      7     Parameters
      8     ----------
      9     x: number
     10         Input value.
     11 
     12     Returns
     13     -------
     14     y: number
     15         Square root of `1+x` minus one.
     16 
     17     Examples
     18     --------
     19     > var y = {{alias}}( 3.0 )
     20     1.0
     21     > y = {{alias}}( 0.5 )
     22     ~0.225
     23     > y = {{alias}}( 0.02 )
     24     ~0.01
     25     > y = {{alias}}( -0.5 )
     26     ~-0.293
     27     > y = {{alias}}( -1.1 )
     28     NaN
     29     > y = {{alias}}( NaN )
     30     NaN
     31 
     32     See Also
     33     --------
     34