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Sign






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Traditional Notation









Complex Components > Sign[z] > Limit representations





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Input Form





Sign[x] == Limit[((4 n! Gamma[m + 3/2] Gamma[m + n + 2])/ (Sqrt[Pi] m! Gamma[n + 1/2] Gamma[m + n + 3/2])) x (HypergeometricPFQ[{-m, 1/2 - n, m + n + 2}, {3/2, 3/2}, x^2]/ HypergeometricPFQ[{-n, -m - 1/2, m + n + 3/2}, {1/2, 1}, x^2]), n + m -> Infinity] /; -1 < x < 1 && Element[n, Integers] && n >= 0 && Element[m, Integers] && m >= 0










Standard Form





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Rule Form





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