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Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}]

From	Hongyi Zhao <hszhao.cn@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica
Subject	Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}]
Date	2011-05-21 10:44 +0000
Organization	Steven M. Christensen and Associates, Inc and MathTensor, Inc.
Message-ID	<ir8534$ba5$1@smc.vnet.net> (permalink)

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Hi all,

I do the following computation within Mathematica:

Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}]

Then I get:

log[0]+(log^\[Prime])[0] x+1/2 (log^\[Prime]\[Prime])[0] x^2+1/6 (log^(3))
[0] x^3+O[x]^4

Any hints on this result?  The log[0] is illegal in my mind.

Regards.
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.: Hongyi Zhao [ hongyi.zhao AT gmail.com ] Free as in Freedom :.

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Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}] Hongyi Zhao <hszhao.cn@gmail.com> - 2011-05-21 10:44 +0000
  Re: Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}] Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-05-22 10:56 +0000
  Re: Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}] Oliver Jennrich <oliver.jennrich@gmx.net> - 2011-05-22 10:56 +0000
  Re: Series[log[x], {x, 0, 3}] Peter Pein <petsie@dordos.net> - 2011-05-22 10:58 +0000

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