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<B>HERMITEP</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>HermiteP</em> operator returns the nth Hermite Polynomial. 
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<em>HermiteP</em>(&lt;integer&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;) 
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HermiteP(3,xx); 

            2
  4*xx*(2*xx   - 3) 


HermiteP(3,4); 

  464

</TT></PRE><P>Hermite polynomials are computed using the recurrence relation: 
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HermiteP(n,x) := 2x*HermiteP(n-1,x) - 2*(n-1)*HermiteP(n-2,x) with 
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HermiteP(0,x) := 1 and HermiteP(1,x) := 2x 
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