CAL supports the standard numeric functions in the following table.
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Numeric functions |
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Function |
Description |
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sin(angle) |
Sine of the angle |
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cos(angle) |
Cosine of the angle |
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tang(angle) |
Tangent of the angle |
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asin(real) |
Arcsine of the number; the number must be between -1 and 1 |
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acos(real) |
Arccosine of the number; the number must be between -1 and 1 |
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atan(real) |
Arctangent of the number |
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ln(real) |
Natural log of the number |
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log(real) |
Base-10 log of the number |
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exp(real) |
Natural exponent of the number |
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exp10(real) |
Base-10 exponent of the number |
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sqr(real) |
Square of the number |
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sqrt(real) |
Square root of the number; the number must be nonnegative |
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abs(real) |
Absolute value of the number |
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round(real) |
Number rounded to the nearest integer |
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trunc(real) |
Integer portion of the number |
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r2d(angle) |
Angles in radians converted to degrees; for example, r2d(pi) converts the pi radians to 180 degrees |
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d2r(angle) |
Angles in degrees converted to radians; for example, d2r(180) converts 180 degrees to radians and returns the value of pi |
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pi |
The constant pi |