Re: The Definition of 'Analytic Function'

From: *** T. Winter (***.Winter_at_cwi.nl)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:14:23 GMT

In article <3sGzc.16475$nY.588970@news20.bellglobal.com> "Michael N. Christoff" <mchristoff@sympatico.caREMOVETHIS> writes:
> "Robin Chapman" <rjc@ivorynospamtower.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:camebv$mig$1@south.jnrs.ja.net...
> > Michael N. Christoff wrote:
> > > Thanks for all the replies. I've come into contact with the
> > > real/complex definition of analytic while learning the rudiments
> > > of generating functions. However, intuitively, I've always thought
> > > of an analytic function as one that can be solved symbolically.
> >
> > Category mistake: functions are not things that "can be solved".
> >
> > Anyway, this shows that what you "intuitively" have "always thought"
> > does not correspond to the general usage of the term amongst
> > mathematicians.
>
> Is there a name for what I described in the previous post (assuming you
> understand the gist of what I'm saying)?

It is completely unclear to me what you even might mean with the quoted
paragraph. 

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