Section B.18. Mathematics

B.18 Mathematics

Element	Description
Abs function	Returns the absolute value of a number
Acos function	Returns the arccosine in radians
Asin function	Returns the angle in radians of a sine
Atan function	Returns the arctangent in radians of a tangent
Atan2 function	Returns the angle in the Cartesian plane formed by the x-axis and a vector starting from the origin (0, 0) and terminating at a point (x, y)
Ceiling function	Returns the smallest integer that's greater than or equal to a number
Cos function	Returns the cosine of an angle
Cosh function	Returns the hyperbolic cosine of an angle
E Field	Returns the approximate value of the irrational number e
Exp function	Returns the base of a natural logarithm raised to a power
Fix function	Returns the integer portion of a number
Floor function	Returns the largest integer less than or equal to a number
IEEERemainder function	Returns the remainder resulting from division
Int function	Returns the integer portion of a number
Log function	Returns the natural (base e ) logarithm of a given number
Log10 function	Returns the common (base 10) logarithm of a given number
Max function	Returns the larger of two numbers
Min function	Returns the smaller of two numbers
Mod operator	Returns the modulus (the remainder after division)
Partition function	A string indicating the range into which a number falls
Pi Field	Returns the approximate value of pi
Pow function	Returns the result of a number raised to a specified power
Randomize function	Initializes the random-number generator
Rnd function	Returns a random number
Round function	Rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places
Sign function	Determines the sign of a number
Sin function	Returns the sine of an angle
Sinh function	Returns the hyperbolic sine of an angle
Sqrt function	Calculates the square root of a number
Tan function	Returns the ratio of two sides of a right triangle
Tanh function	Returns the hyperbolic tangent of an angle