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<span class="pageSubtitle">Exponential function</span> | <span class="pageSubtitle">Exponential function</span> | ||
<p class="warning">Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented | <p class="warning">Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented | ||
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The <var>$Exp</var> function returns the | The <var>$Exp</var> function returns the | ||
value <code>e | value <code>e<sup>x</sup></code>. | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 6 January 2012
Exponential function
Most Sirius $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. The OO equivalent for the $Exp function is the AntilogE function.
The $Exp function returns the
value ex.
Syntax
%num = $Exp(x)
If x exceeds 174.63, an error message is printed and a 0 is returned.
See the SIRFUNC EXEC parameter for an explanation of when this high-performance, high-precision version of the IBM mathematical function from the Sirius Mods is used, as opposed to the version of the $function in the Model 204 FUND or FUNDLE CSECT.