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Quick reference to math functions

The mathematical functions, listed alphabetically in the following table, are used with expressions, which can consist of a stand-alone tag (tag), multiple tags (tag*), a constant, or a complex expression.

This function:

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ARCCOS(expression)

the arc cosine of the expression in radians

ARCCOSD(expression)

the arc cosine of the expression in degrees

ARCSIN(expression)

the arc sine of the expression in radians

ARCSIND(expression)

the arc sine of the expression in degrees

ARCTAN(expression)

the arc tangent of the expression in radians

ARCTAND(expression)

the arc tangent of the expression in degrees

COS(expression)

the cosine of the expression in radians

COSD(expression)

the cosine of the expression in degrees

LOG(expression)

the natural log of the expression

LOG10(expression)

the base ten log of the expression

SIN(expression)

the sine of the expression in radians

SIND(expression)

the sine of the expression in degrees

SQRT(expression)

the square root of the expression

TAN(expression)

the tangent of the expression in radians

TAND(expression)

the tangent of the expression in degrees

See also

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