Statistical validation of mathematical computer routines

Increasing attention is being given to a host of problems associated with the use of the so-called mathematical subroutines in computational processes executed on digital computers. An assessment of the routines available today with most machines indicates a definite need for better validation procedures and for more carefully chosen terms in pertinent documentation. As a matter of fact, what is really required is simply greater adherence to "legal" documentation: to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the trust.