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operator | exp |
Return type: Opaque e raised to the power of x.
Returns:
Syntax
define external float function exp value float x define external bcd function exp value bcd x
If you know the number's natural logarithm, you can use exp to calculate the exponential value of either
You must include either ombcd.xin or omfloat.xin in your program. Decide whether you want BCD mathematics (excellent for financial calculations) or floating point mathematics (excellent for extremely large numbers).
The exp function calculates the value of e raised to the power of "x", where "x" is the natural logarithm.
BCD Example:
; Displays e to the power of 2 as a BCD include "ombcd.xin" process local bcd x initial {"2.3025850929940461"} local bcd result set result to exp (x) output "e to the power of " || "d" % x || " = " || "d" % result || "%n" ; Output: "e to the power of 2.3025850929940461 = 10.0000000000000002"
Floating Point Example:
; Displays the value of e to the power of 2 as a floating point number. include "omfloat.xin" process local float x initial {"2.3025850929940461"} local float result set result to exp (x) output "e to the power of " || "d" % x || " = " || "d" % result || "%n" ; Output: "e to the power of 2.3025850929940461 = 10"
In the example above, instead of using the line set result to exp (x)
, you could have written set result to e ** x
.
If the result of an exponential value does not fit in the data type of the argument, the value returned is truncated to fit the data type.
If you take the exponential value of an integer, the result is coerced into the data type of the library you have included - either a floating point or BCD number.
In OmniMark, always surround operators with spaces.
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