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<B>WHITTAKERW</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>WhittakerW</em> operator returns Whittaker's W function. 
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<em>WhittakerW</em>(&lt;parameter&gt;,&lt;parameter&gt;,&lt;argument&gt;) 
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WhittakerW(2,2,2); 

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  4*sqrt(2)*kummeru(-,5,2)
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             e

</TT></PRE><P>Whittaker's W function is one of the Confluent Hypergeometric func
tions. 
For reference see the 
<A HREF=r37_0528.html>hypergeometric</A> operator. 
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