The routines in IMSL MATH LIBRARY Special Functions attempt to detect and report errors and invalid input. Errors are classified and are assigned a code number. By default, errors of moderate or worse severity result in messages being automatically printed by the routine. Moreover, errors of worse severity cause program execution to stop. The severity level as well as the general nature of the error is designated by an “error type” with numbers from 0 to 5. An error type 0 is no error; types 1 through 5 are progressively more severe. In most cases, you need not be concerned with our method of handling errors. For those interested, a complete description of the error‑handling system is given in the Reference Material, which also describes how you can change the default actions and access the error code numbers.