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Mathematical Methods and Properties

This topic describes mathematical methods and properties.

Numeric Methods

Table 196 describes numeric methods.

Table 196. Quick Reference for Numeric Methods
Method	Description
Clib Create Random Number Method	Creates a pseudo-random number.
Clib Divide Method	Performs integer division and returns a quotient and remainder.
Clib Get Integer Method	Returns the integer part of a decimal number.
Clib Get Normalized Mantissa Method	Breaks a real number into a mantissa and an exponent as a power of 2.
Clib Initialize Random Number Generator Method	Creates an initial value for the random number generator.
Get Absolute Value Method	Returns the absolute value of an integer.
Get Ceiling Method	Returns the smallest integer that is not less than the value that the number argument contains.
Get Exponential Method	Computes the exponential function.
Get Floor Method	Returns the greatest integer that is not greater than the value that the number argument contains.
Get Logarithm Method	Calculates the natural logarithm.
Get Maximum Method	Returns the largest of one or more values.
Get Minimum Method	Returns the smallest of one or more values.
Get Random Number Method	Returns a random real number between 0 and 1.
Get Square Root Method	Calculates the square root.
Raise Power Method	Calculates x to the power of y.
Round Number Method	Rounds a value up or down.

Trigonometric Methods

Table 197 describes trigonometric methods.

Table 197. Quick Reference for Trigonometric Methods
Method	Description
Clib Get Hyperbolic Cosine Method	Calculates the hyperbolic cosine.
Clib Get Hyperbolic Sine Method	Calculates the hyperbolic sine.
Clib Get Hyperbolic Tangent Method	Calculates the hyperbolic tangent.
Get Arc Cosine Method	Calculates the arc cosine.
Get Arcsine Method	Calculates the arcsine.
Get Arctangent 2 Method	Calculates the arc tangent of a fraction.
Get Arctangent Method	Calculates the arc tangent.
Get Cosine Method	Calculates the cosine.
Get Sine Method	Calculates the sine.
Get Tangent Method	Calculates the tangent.

Mathematical Properties

Table 198 describes mathematical properties, each of which is a numeric constant.

Table 198. Quick Reference for Mathematical Properties
Property	Description
Base E Property	Returns the value of e, which is the base for natural logarithms.
Logarithm 10 E Property	Returns the value of the base 10 logarithm of e.
Logarithm 2 E Property	Returns the value of the base 2 logarithm of e.
Math Natural Logarithm 10 Property	Returns the value of the natural logarithm of 10.
PI Property	Returns the value of pi.
Square Root 1/2 Property	Returns the value of the square root of ½.
Square Root 2 Property	Returns the value of the square root of 2.

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