Other mathematical functions

Name Syntax Returns
Square root sqrt(x) Positive square root of x
Factorial fact(x) Value of x*(x-1)*(x-2)*...*1
Raise to power pow(x,y) Raises x to the power of y (xy)
Modulo mod(a,b) The remainder of a divided by b
Random rand() Random (decimal) number in the range 0 - 1
Exponent exp(x) Raises e to the power of x
Absolute value abs(x) Absolute value of x
Floor value floor(x) Value of x rounded down to the nearest integer
Ceiling value ceil(x) Value of x rounded up to the nearest integer
Round round(x) Value of x rounded to the nearest integer.
Fractional value frac(x) Fractional part of x (i.e. it is equivalent to mod(x,1) )
Logarithm log(x) Log (to base 10) of x
Natural Logarithm ln(x) Log to base e of x
Bit bit(x,y) Boolean value of the yth bit of the binary form of x.
Size size(x) Number of values in a list.

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