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Math

abs

Property Details
Function abs(number)
Description Returns the absolute value of the given number.
Parameters number (Number) – The number for which to return the absolute value.
Return Type Number – The absolute value of the provided number.
Errors If the argument is not a number, an error will occur.
If the number of arguments is not exactly one, an error will occur.
Example abs(-5)5
abs(3)3

ceil

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Function ceil(number)
Description Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the given number.
Parameters number (Number) – The number for which to return the ceiling value.
Return Type Number – The smallest integer greater than or equal to the provided number.
Errors If the argument is not a number, an error will occur.
If the number of arguments is not exactly one, an error will occur.
Example ceil(4.2)5
ceil(-1.7)-1

cos

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Function cos(number)
Description Returns the cosine of the given number (interpreted as an angle in radians).
Parameters number (Number) – The angle in radians for which to compute the cosine value.
Return Type Number – The cosine of the provided angle.
Errors If the argument is not a number, an error will occur.
If the number of arguments is not exactly one, an error will occur.
Example cos(0)1

floor

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Function floor(x)
Description Returns the largest integer less than or equal to x.
Parameters x (Number) – The number to round down.
Return Type Number
Errors Throws an error if x is not a number.
Example floor(3.7)3
floor(-2.3)-3

pow

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Function pow(base, exponent)
Description Returns base raised to the power of exponent.
Parameters base (Number) – The base value.
exponent (Number) – The exponent value.
Return Type Number
Errors Throws an error if arguments are not numbers.
Example pow(2, 3)8
pow(5, 0.5)2.236

sin

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Function sin(angle)
Description Returns the sine of angle, where angle is given in radians.
Parameters angle (Number) – The angle in radians.
Return Type Number
Errors Throws an error if the argument is not a number.
Example sin(0)0
sin(3.14159 / 2)1

sqrt

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Function sqrt(number)
Description Returns the square root of number.
Parameters number (Number) – The value to find the square root of.
Return Type Number
Errors Throws an error if the argument is not a number.
Example sqrt(9)3
sqrt(2)1.41421

tan

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Function tan(number)
Description Returns the tangent of number, where number is in radians.
Parameters number (Number) – The angle in radians.
Return Type Number
Errors Throws an error if the argument is not a number.
Example tan(0)0
tan(pi / 4)1