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Module math: Mathematical Functions

This module provides standard mathematical functions.

• math.abs
• math.acos
• math.asin
• math.atan
• math.ceil
• math.cos
• math.exp
• math.floor
• math.isinf
• math.isnan
• math.log
• math.pow
• math.random
• math.round
• math.sin
• math.sqrt
• math.tan
• math.trunc
• Constants

math.abs

• function abs(x) → Number

Returns the absolute value of x.

math.acos

• function acos(x) → Number

Returns the arcus cosine (in radians) of x.

Throws ErrArgument if abs(x) > 1.

math.asin

• function asin(x) → Number

Returns the arcus sine (in radians) of x.

Throws ErrArgument if abs(x) > 1.

math.atan

• function atan(x) → Number

Returns the arcus tangent (in radians) of x.

math.ceil

• function ceil(x) → Number

Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to x.

print math.ceil(3) → 3 print math.ceil(3.4) → 4 print math.ceil(-3.4) → -3

math.cos

• function cos(x) → Number

Returns the cosine of x (in radians).

math.exp

• function exp(x) → Number

Returns e^x

math.floor

• function floor(x) → Number

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to x.

print math.floor(3) → 3 print math.floor(3.4) → 3 print math.floor(-3.4) → -4

math.isinf

• function isinf(x) → Boolean

Returns true if x is (positive or negative) infinity, false otherwise.

math.isnan

• function isnan(x) → Boolean

Returns true if x is not-a-number, false otherwise.

math.log

• function log(x) → Number

Returns the natural logarithm of x.

math.pow

• function pow(x, y) → Number

Returns x^y.

Throws ErrArgument if x < 0 and y is not an integer.

Throws ErrOverflow if x = 0 and y < 0.

print math.pow(2, 0.5) → 1.4142135624 print math.pow(-5, 3); → -125

math.random

• function random() → Number
• function random(seed) → Number

Returns a random number uniformely distributed in the interval 0 (inclusive) to 1 (exclusive). With an argument, initializes the sequence of random numbers with seed. seed can be any number.

The default initialization is based on the current time.

math.random(0); for i=1 to 3 do   print math.random() end → 0.0038488093 0.6952766137 0.2338878537

math.round

• function round(x, decimals=0) → Number

Rounds x to decimals decimal digits.

print math.round(4.5) → 5 print math.round(math.pi, 4) → 3.1416

math.sin

• function sin(x) → Number

Returns the cosine of x (in radians).

math.sqrt

• function sqrt(x) → Number

Returns the square root of x.

Throws ErrArgument if x < 0.

math.tan

• function tan(x) → Number

Returns the tangent of x (in radians).

math.trunc

• function trunc(x) → Number

Returns the integral part of x.

print math.trunc(3) → 3 print math.trunc(3.4) → 3 print math.trunc(-3.4) → -3

math Constants

• const e = 2.718281828459045 Euler constant.

• const inf = Inf (positive) "infinity".

• const nan = NaN "not-a-number".

• const pi = 3.141592653589793 π.

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