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<B>HILBERT</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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<em>hilbert</em>(&lt;square\_size&gt;,&lt;expr&gt;) 
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&lt;square\_size&gt; :- a positive integer. 
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&lt;expr&gt; :- an algebraic expression. 
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<em>hilbert</em>computes the square hilbert matrix of dimension 
&lt;square\_size&gt;. 
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This is the symmetric matrix in which the (i,j)'th entry is 
1/(i+j-&lt;expr&gt;). 
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hilbert(3,y+x); 

  [    - 1          - 1          - 1    ]
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  [ x + y - 2    x + y - 3    x + y - 4 ]
  [                                     ]
  [    - 1          - 1          - 1    ]
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  [ x + y - 3    x + y - 4    x + y - 5 ]
  [                                     ]
  [    - 1          - 1          - 1    ]
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  [ x + y - 4    x + y - 5    x + y - 6 ]

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