Values of the error function $\operatorname{erf}(x)$
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Numbers
$x$ 
$\operatorname{erf}(x)$
0:
0
$1/\sqrt{2}$:
0.6826894921370858971704650912640758449558259334532087819747889004859828839744096590017698368112786551
comment: The argument is specified by (8).
$2/\sqrt{2}$:
0.9544997361036415855994347256669331250564475525966431320326679997390474192944485033034616958484207702
comment: The argument is specified by (8).
$3/\sqrt{2}$:
0.9973002039367398109466963704648100452443412636832387012715560292883885584708557994639228374279915659
comment: The argument is specified by (8).
$4/\sqrt{2}$:
0.9999366575163337601574924584865556974031123332490394469829013365558428296617482033952281720646571842
comment: The argument is specified by (8).
$5/\sqrt{2}$:
0.9999994266968562416121766524953342507092922911539727762208538290144021304824601558720132722938233669
comment: The argument is specified by (8).
$6/\sqrt{2}$:
0.9999999980268247099246037185982717352039159626604175000419425550459695676490686515141716631975929464
comment: The argument is specified by (8).
-1:
-0.8427007929497148693412206350826092592960669979663029084599378978347172540960108412619833253481448885
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
-1/2:
-0.5204998778130465376827466538919645287364515757579637000588057256471935217168535709147882187347877570
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
1/2:
0.5204998778130465376827466538919645287364515757579637000588057256471935217168535709147882187347877570
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
1:
0.8427007929497148693412206350826092592960669979663029084599378978347172540960108412619833253481448885
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
3/2:
0.9661051464753107270669762616459478586814104792576367804499678464421328544237507262448665492802771884
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
2:
0.9953222650189527341620692563672529286108917970400600767383523262004372807199951773676290080196806805
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
3:
0.9999779095030014145586272238704176796201522929126007503427610451570575433163798677321837453491846837
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
4:
0.9999999845827420997199811478403265131159514278547464108088316570950057869589731887459272349865438194
comment: A bounded Gaussian-integral reference; see (9).
$\sqrt{3}$:
0.9856941215645703604741521935777493064263374771504400457005186594944649856862924057665603489729443104
comment: An integer-coefficient Gaussian-integral reference; see (10).
$\sqrt{5}$:
0.9984345977419974503225001960216140976895654253140171946574002735819156655221103325925254313534696591
comment: An integer-coefficient Gaussian-integral reference; see (10).
$\sqrt{6}$:
0.9994679944948607503007101178667617062144206270524425059525385378748726543698385602156718500035825072
comment: An integer-coefficient Gaussian-integral reference; see (10).
Definition
The error function is $\operatorname{erf}(x)=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}\int_0^x e^{-t^2}\,\mathrm{d}t$ [4]. This table gives its values at intrinsic and bounded reference arguments.
Parameters
$x$
—   argument ($x\in\mathbb{R}$)
Formulas
(1)
For real $x$, $\operatorname{erf}(x)=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}\int_0^x e^{-t^2}\,\mathrm{d}t$, $\operatorname{erfc}(x)=1-\operatorname{erf}(x)$, and $\operatorname{erfi}(x)=-i\operatorname{erf}(ix)$ [4].
(2)
The functions $\operatorname{erf}$, $\operatorname{erfi}$, $F$, $S$ and $C$ are odd, and $\operatorname{erfc}(-x)=2-\operatorname{erfc}(x)$.
(3)
The Fresnel integrals $S$ and $C$, with $S(x)=\int_0^x\sin(\pi t^2/2)\,\mathrm{d}t$ and $C(x)=\int_0^x\cos(\pi t^2/2)\,\mathrm{d}t$, satisfy $C(x)+iS(x)=\frac{1+i}{2}\operatorname{erf}\!\left(\frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{2}(1-i)x\right)$ [3].
(4)
$\int_0^1e^{-nt^2}\,dt=\frac{\sqrt\pi}{2\sqrt n}\operatorname{erf}(\sqrt n)$, $n>0$.
Comments
(5)
The probability integral $\alpha(x)$ is $\operatorname{erf}(x/\sqrt{2})$ [6]. The standard-normal tail $Q(x)$ is $\tfrac12\operatorname{erfc}(x/\sqrt2)$ [1]. The curve $t\mapsto(C(t),S(t))$ is Cornu's spiral, also called the Euler spiral or clothoid, for this Fresnel normalisation [7] [3].
(6)
Negative arguments are not listed separately. Values at negative arguments follow from (2).
(7)
At $x=0$ the value is exact, $\operatorname{erf}(0)=0$, and is stored as the integer rather than as a hundred places of one.
(8)
For a standard normal random variable $Z$, $\Pr(|Z|\leq n)=\operatorname{erf}(n/\sqrt2)$ and $\Pr(|Z|>n)=\operatorname{erfc}(n/\sqrt2)$ [8]. Integer standard-deviation thresholds select these arguments. They are conventional probability references, not arbitrary probability quantiles or mathematically unique cutoffs.
(9)
The simple inputs $x=-1,-1/2,1/2,1,3/2,2,3,4$ supplement the conventional standard-deviation references. They are a bounded exploratory Gaussian-integral reference, including negative-side reflection examples and moderate positive tails, not quantile cutoffs [9].
(10)
Integer quadratic coefficients in the truncated Gaussian integral $\int_0^1e^{-nt^2}\,dt$ select $x=\sqrt n$. The exploratory range $1\leq n\leq6$ is finite and noncanonical; coincident arguments such as $\sqrt2=2/\sqrt2$ are represented only once [9].
(11)
The current generate.py reproduces the complete attached selection, including the retained entries. Their original written values and entry comments are preserved rather than reassigned to a new source. The selection manifest records the predecessor revision and source hashes; earlier generators and checks remain historical provenance, not the enumeration of this extension.
Programs
(P1)
Python
from generate import generator
from numberdb._write import to_text

for params, result in generator.all_entries():
    print(params["x"], to_text(result["number"], generator.digits_for(params)))
Links
Similar tables
Values of the complementary error function $\operatorname{erfc}(x)$ —   $\operatorname{erfc}=1-\operatorname{erf}$
Values of the imaginary error function $\operatorname{erfi}(x)$ —   $\operatorname{erfi}(x)=-i\operatorname{erf}(ix)$
Values of Dawson's integral $F(x)$ —   the same Gaussian integrand, with $e^{+t^2}$
Values of the Fresnel sine integral $S(x)$ —   $C(x)+iS(x)$ is an error function of a complex argument (3)
Values of the Fresnel cosine integral $C(x)$ —   $C(x)+iS(x)$ is an error function of a complex argument (3)
Values of the exponential integral —   stores $\operatorname{Ei}(x)$ and $E_1(x)$, with exponential kernels $e^t/t$ and $e^{-t}/t$ rather than the Gaussian kernel $e^{-t^2}$
Values of the sine integral $\operatorname{Si}(x)$ —   stores $\operatorname{Si}(x)=\int_0^x\sin(t)/t\,\mathrm{d}t$, with linear phase in place of the Fresnel quadratic phase
Values of the cosine integral $\operatorname{Ci}(x)$ —   stores $\operatorname{Ci}(x)=\gamma+\log x+\int_0^x(\cos(t)-1)/t\,\mathrm{d}t$, with linear phase in place of the Fresnel quadratic phase
Values of the hyperbolic sine integral $\operatorname{Shi}(x)$ —   stores $\operatorname{Shi}(x)=\int_0^x\sinh(t)/t\,\mathrm{d}t$ at rational arguments
Values of the hyperbolic cosine integral $\operatorname{Chi}(x)$ —   stores $\operatorname{Chi}(x)=\gamma+\log x+\int_0^x(\cosh(t)-1)/t\,\mathrm{d}t$ at rational arguments
Values of the Gamma function at rational numbers —   contains $\Gamma(1/2)=\sqrt{\pi}$, the normalising constant in $\operatorname{erf}$ and $\operatorname{erfc}$
Data properties
Entries are of type: real number
Table is complete: no (it holds the origin and the one- through six-standard-deviation references $x=n/\sqrt2$, $1\leq n\leq6$, under (8); the selection is not exhaustive over the real domain. In addition, it includes the simple inputs $-1,-1/2,1/2,1,3/2,2,3,4$ and $\sqrt n$ for $1\leq n\leq6$, counting equivalent arguments only once. The exploratory families are identification references with practical finite bounds, not claims of documented applications for every input. All prior entries are retained.)
How they were obtained:

All retained values and metadata are preserved, including their precision. New nonexact values have 100 significant digits. balanced_values.py reproduces the complete selection in balanced-selection.json with Arb balls, including uncertainty in exact irrational arguments and certified roots. A 640-bit guard is supplemented by measured accuracy checks and precision escalation.

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Every written interval contains a freshly recomputed certified enclosure; every value is also checked with independent mpmath computations at 50 and 100 decimal guard digits. Exact origin anchors stay exact. Structural identities, root endpoint signs where applicable, and selected transformed definite integrals supplement these checks. See balanced-checks-evidence.json. Earlier checks-evidence.json and source attachments describe earlier selections and remain for provenance.