RFC: evaluate a Legendre polynomial at a value `x`

[kgryte]

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Add support for evaluating a Legendre polynomial at a value x.

Package: @stdlib/math/base/special/legendre-polynomial Alias: base.legendrepoly

Dependent on an implementation for the Gauss hypergeometric function, hyp2f1.

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Reference implementations:

• SciPy [1][2]
• Wolfram

[CodeMaverick2]

@kgryte I would like to work on this issue

[kgryte]

@CodeMaverick2 This issue is blocked until hyp2f1 is implemented.

[CodeMaverick2]

Sure