B.1.2 Maths

Standard mathematical and trigonometric functions.

E

Euler's number e, the base of natural logarithms.

PI

Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

RANDOM

Evaluates to a random number in the range 0<=x<1. This is different for each cell of the table. The quality of the randomness may not be particularly good.

sin( theta )

Sine of an angle.

cos( theta )

Cosine of an angle.

tan( theta )

Tangent of an angle.

asin( x )

Arc sine of an angle. The result is in the range of -pi/2 through pi/2.

acos( x )

Arc cosine of an angle. The result is in the range of 0.0 through pi.

atan( x )

Arc tangent of an angle. The result is in the range of -pi/2 through pi/2.

exp( x )

Euler's number e raised to a power.

log10( x )

Logarithm to base 10.

ln( x )

Natural logarithm.

sqrt( x )

Square root. The result is correctly rounded and positive.

atan2( y, x )

Converts rectangular coordinates (x,y) to polar (r,theta). This method computes the phase theta by computing an arc tangent of y/x in the range of -pi to pi.

pow( a, b )

Exponentiation. The result is the value of the first argument raised to the power of the second argument.

sinh( x )

Hyperbolic sine.

cosh( x )

Hyperbolic cosine.

tanh( x )

Hyperbolic tangent.

asinh( x )

Inverse hyperbolic sine.

acosh( x )

Inverse hyperbolic cosine.

atanh( x )

Inverse hyperbolic tangent.