Section A.17. Mathematics

A.17. 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 is 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	Returns a string indicating the range in which a number appears
PI Field	Returns the approximate value of p
Pow Function	Returns the result of a number raised to a specified power
Randomize Procedure	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