On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Eddy Offermann wrote:
> Hi Ray,
>
> Optimizing with a function like "([0]*x+[1])/[2]" is not a reasonable
> thing to do. The matrix of this problem will be singular,because
> of the correlation between [2], [0] and [1]. Better use [0]*x+[1].
>
> I know this does not answer your question but it avoids it :-)
I was only using this as an example (it is this with other
nasiter terms!). Though I could do this in my function, it would not help
as [0],[1], and [2] are all physically meaningful to me. If I use your
suggestion, I loose the information that I seek.
Unfortunately avoidance is not the best solution in this case, though I
agree that if one can avoid problems, they are easily solved! :-)
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