Math

Property Summary

Type	Name	Summary
Number	E	Euler's constant and the base of natural logarithms..
Number	LN10	Natural logarithm of 10..
Number	LN2	Natural logarithm of 2..
Number	LOG10E	Base 10 logarithm of E..
Number	LOG2E	Base 2 logarithm of E..
Number	PI	Ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter..
Number	SQRT1_2	Square root of 1/2..
Number	SQRT2	Square root of 2..

Methods Summary

Type	Name	Summary
Number	abs(x)	Returns the absolute value of a number..
Number	acos(x)	Returns the arccosine (in radians) of a number..
Number	asin(x)	Returns the arcsine (in radians) of a number..
Number	atan(x)	Returns the arctangent (in radians) of a number..
Number	atan2(y, x)	Returns the arctangent of the quotient of its arguments..
Number	ceil(x)	Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to a number..
Number	cos(x)	Returns the cosine of a number..
Number	exp(x)	Returns Enumber, where number is the argument, and E is Euler's constant, the base of the natural logarithms..
Number	floor(x)	Returns the largest integer less than or equal to a number..
Number	log(x)	Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of a number..
Number	max(value)	Returns the greater of two (or more) numbers..
Number	min(value)	Returns the lesser of two (or more) numbers..
Number	pow(base, exponent)	Returns base to the exponent power, that is, base exponent..
void	random()	Returns a pseudo-random number between 0 and 1..
void	round(x)	Returns the value of a number rounded to the nearest integer..
void	sin(x)	Returns the sine of a number..
void	sqrt(x)	Returns the square root of a number..
void	tan(x)	Returns the tangent of a number..

Properties Details

E

Euler's constant and the base of natural logarithms. Approximately 2.718.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.E

LN10

Natural logarithm of 10. Approximately 2.302.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.LN10

LN2

Natural logarithm of 2. Approximately 0.693.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.LN2

LOG10E

Base 10 logarithm of E. Approximately 0.434.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.LOG10E

LOG2E

Base 2 logarithm of E. Approximately 1.442.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.LOG2E

PI

Ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Approximately 3.14159.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.PI

SQRT1_2

Square root of 1/2. Equivalently, 1 over the square root of 2, approximately 0.707.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.SQRT1_2

SQRT2

Square root of 2. Approximately 1.414.

Returns Number

Sample

Math.SQRT2

Methods Details

abs(x)

Returns the absolute value of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.abs(number)

acos(x)

Returns the arccosine (in radians) of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.acos(number)

asin(x)

Returns the arcsine (in radians) of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.asin(number)

atan(x)

Returns the arctangent (in radians) of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.atan(number)

atan2(y, x)

Returns the arctangent of the quotient of its arguments.

Parameters Number y ; Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.atan2(number,number)

ceil(x)

Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.ceil(number)

cos(x)

Returns the cosine of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.cos(number)

exp(x)

Returns Enumber, where number is the argument, and E is Euler's constant, the base of the natural logarithms.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.exp(number)

floor(x)

Returns the largest integer less than or equal to a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.floor(number)

log(x)

Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.log(number)

max(value)

Returns the greater of two (or more) numbers.

Parameters Array value ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.max(number,number,number)

min(value)

Returns the lesser of two (or more) numbers.

Parameters Array value ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.min(number,number,number)

pow(base, exponent)

Returns base to the exponent power, that is, base exponent.

Parameters Number base ; Number exponent ;

Returns Number

Sample

Math.pow(number,number)

random()

Returns a pseudo-random number between 0 and 1.

Returns void

Sample

Math.random()

round(x)

Returns the value of a number rounded to the nearest integer.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns void

Sample

Math.round(number)

sin(x)

Returns the sine of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns void

Sample

Math.sin(number)

sqrt(x)

Returns the square root of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns void

Sample

Math.sqrt(number)

tan(x)

Returns the tangent of a number.

Parameters Number x ;

Returns void

Sample

Math.tan(number)