Math routines

Math library of SIL.Initially developed as an extra app, math routines were integrated to the core language long time ago (version 1.4).

Routines Summary

• abs — Returns the absolute value of a number. The absolute value of a number is the number without its sign.
• ceiling — Returns number rounded up, away from zero, to the nearest multiple of significance.
• cos — Returns the cosine of the given angle.
• degrees — Converts radians to degrees.
• e number — Constant function. Returns the value of e.
• exp — Returns e raised to the power of number.
• fact — Returns the factorial of a number.
• floor — Rounds number down, toward zero, to the nearest multiple of significance.
• formatNumber — Formats a number according to a format string.
• ln — Returns the natural logarithm of a number.
• log — Returns the logarithm of a number to the base you specify.
• pi — Constant function. Returns the value of Pi.
• power — Returns the number raised to the desired power.
• radians — Converts degrees into radians.
• rand — Returns a random number between 0.00 and 1.00.
• random — Returns a random int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive). This works for integers only.
• roman — Converts an Arabic numeral to Roman numeral, as text, of course.
• round — Rounds a number to a specified number of digits.
• sign — Determines the sign of a number (signum).
• sin — Returns the sine of the given angle.
• sqrt — Returns a positive square root.
• tan — Returns the tangent of an angle, provided in radians.
• trunc — Truncates a number to a specified precision.