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Looking for the last point in a continuous function where the predicat "test" is true
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import scala.annotation.tailrec | |
//Looking for the last point in a continuous function where the predicat "test" is true | |
@tailrec | |
def dichotomy(lower : Double, upper: Double)( test: Double => Boolean) : Double = { | |
val gap = (upper-lower)/ 2 | |
val middle = lower + gap | |
if(gap <= 1) | |
lower | |
else if(test(middle)) { | |
if(middle == lower) //Float or Double precision error | |
lower | |
else | |
dichotomy(middle,upper)(test) | |
} else { | |
if(middle == upper) //Float or Double precision error | |
lower | |
else | |
dichotomy(lower,middle)(test) | |
} | |
} |
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