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Dickman-de Bruijn function

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After extensive edits to this article, I decided it would be best to get feedback on how to improve the article. I don't think that featured article status is appropriate for a technical article like this, but an outside opinion would be great.

Thanks, CRGreathouse (t | c) 01:39, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Comments from RJHall:

• The names of the mathematicians in the text aren't too helpful for the reader. For example, "Dickman showed heuristically..." could read "In 1930, the Swedish-educated actuary Karl Dickman showed heuristically..."[1] The article should also list the individuals after whom this function is named and explain why they are so honored.
• The graph at the top should describe the axes. Presumably the horizontal is u and the vertical is ρ(u)?
• In the computation section for u in the range [2,3], the analytical function of ρ(u) is given in terms of x. It probably should be in terms of u.
• Is this function useful for any practical application?

I hope this was some help. Thanks.—RJH (talk) 21:04, 5 August 2008 (UTC)