Documentation for the Scientific Calculator

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Constants for scientific calculator.  Extensive scientific calculator functions.

ansThe last calculated result
PIpi = 3.14159265...
Ee = 2.71828182...
LOG2Elog of e base 2
LOG10Elog of e base 10
LN2log of 2 base e
LN10log of 10 base e
SQRT2square root of 2
SQRT1_2square root of 1/2

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Functions

abs(a)the absolute value of a
acos(a)arc cosine of a
asin(a)arc sine of a
atan(a)arc tangent of a
atan2(a,b)arc tangent of a/b
ceil(a)integer closest to a and not less than a
cos(a)cosine of a
exp(a)exponent of a
floor(a)integer closest to and not greater than a
log(a)log of a base e
max(a,b)the maximum of a and b
min(a,b)the minimum of a and b
pow(a,b)a to the power b
random()pseudorandom number in the range 0 to 1
round(a)integer closest to a
sin(a)sine of a
sqrt(a)square root of a
tan(a)tangent of a


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