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7.1 Mathematical Functions

   

Mathematical Functions perform calculations such as determining absolute value, finding the integer portion of a number, or establishing the value of a constant. Although you could accomplish these tasks with a formula, using a function saves time and trouble.

NExS also provides a full range of trigonometric functions including sine, cosine, tangent, arc sine, hyperbolic sine, hyperbolic arc sine as well as vector and matrix arithmetic and manipulation.

Mathematical functions perform calculations with numeric values as arguments, returning numeric values.


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999