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<package name="rtl">
<module name="math">
<short>Additional mathematical routines.</short>
<!-- \FPCexampledir{mathex} -->
<descr>
<p>
This document describes the <file>math</file> unit. The <var>math</var> unit
was initially written by Florian Klaempfl. It provides mathematical
functions which aren't covered by the system unit.
</p>
<p>
This chapter starts out with a definition of all types and constants
that are defined, after which an overview is presented of the available 
functions, grouped by category, and the last part contains a 
complete explanation of each function.
</p>
<p>
The following things must be taken into account when using this unit:
</p>
<ol>
<li>This unit is compiled in Object Pascal mode so all <var>integers</var> are 32 bit.</li>
<li> Some overloaded functions exist for data arrays of integers and
floats. When using the address operator (<var>@</var>) to pass an array of 
data to such a function, make sure the address is typecasted to the 
right type, or turn on the 'typed address operator' feature. failing to
do so, will cause the compiler not be able to decide which function you 
want to call.
</li>
</ol>
</descr>

<topic name="MinMaxRoutines">
<short>Min/max determination</short>
<descr>
<p>
Functions to determine the minimum or maximum of numbers:
</p>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="max"/></td><td>Maximum of 2 values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="maxIntValue"/></td><td>Maximum of an array of integer values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="maxvalue"/></td><td>Maximum of an array of values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="min"/></td><td>Minimum of 2 values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="minIntValue"/></td><td>Minimum of an array of integer values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="minvalue"/></td><td>Minimum of an array of values</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="AngleConversionRoutines">
<short>Angle unit conversion</short>
<descr>
<p>
Routines to convert angles between different angle units.
</p>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="cycletorad"/></td><td>convert cycles to radians</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="degtograd"/></td><td>convert degrees to grads</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="degtorad"/></td><td>convert degrees to radians</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="gradtodeg"/></td><td>convert grads to degrees</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="gradtorad"/></td><td>convert grads to radians</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="radtocycle"/></td><td>convert radians to cycles</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="radtodeg"/></td><td>convert radians to degrees</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="radtograd"/></td><td>convert radians to grads</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="TrigoniometricRoutines">
<short>Trigoniometric functions</short>
<descr>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="arccos"/></td><td>calculate reverse cosine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="arcsin"/></td><td>calculate reverse sine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="arctan2"/></td><td>calculate reverse tangent</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="cotan"/></td><td>calculate cotangent</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="sincos"/></td><td>calculate sine and cosine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="tan"/></td><td>calculate tangent</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="HyperbolicRoutines">
<short>Hyperbolic functions</short>
<descr>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="arcosh"/></td><td>caculate reverse hyperbolic cosine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="arsinh"/></td><td>caculate reverse hyperbolic sine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="artanh"/></td><td>caculate reverse hyperbolic tangent</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="cosh"/></td><td>calculate hyperbolic cosine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="sinh"/></td><td>calculate hyperbolic sine</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="tanh"/></td><td>calculate hyperbolic tangent</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="ExpLogRoutines">
<short>Exponential and logarithmic functions</short>
<descr>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="intpower"/></td><td>Raise float to integer power</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="ldexp"/></td><td>Calculate $2^p x$</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="lnxp1"/></td><td>calculate <var>log(x+1)</var></td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="log10"/></td><td>calculate 10-base log</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="log2"/></td><td>calculate 2-base log</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="logn"/></td><td>calculate N-base log</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="power"/></td><td>raise float to arbitrary power</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="NumberConversionRoutines">
<short>Number converting</short>
<descr>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="ceil"/></td><td>Round to infinity</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="floor"/></td><td>Round to minus infinity</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="frexp"/></td><td>Return mantissa and exponent</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="StatisticalRoutines">
<short>Statistical functions</short>
<descr>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="mean"/></td><td>Mean of values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="meanandstddev"/></td><td>Mean and standard deviation of values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="momentskewkurtosis"/></td><td>Moments, skew and kurtosis</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="popnstddev"/></td><td>Population standarddeviation </td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="popnvariance"/></td><td>Population variance</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="randg"/></td><td>Gaussian distributed randum value</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="stddev"/></td><td>Standard deviation</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="sum"/></td><td>Sum of values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="sumofsquares"/></td><td>Sum of squared values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="sumsandsquares"/></td><td>Sum of values and squared values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="totalvariance"/></td><td>Total variance of values</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="variance"/></td><td>variance of values</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<topic name="GeometricalRoutines">
<short>Geometrical functions</short>
<descr>
<table>
<th><td>Name</td><td>Description</td></th>
<tr><td><link id="hypot"/></td><td>Hypotenuse of triangle</td></tr>
<tr><td><link id="norm"/></td><td>Euclidian norm</td></tr>
</table>
</descr>
</topic>

<element name="Float">
<short>Float type used in all calls</short>
<descr>
All calculations are done with the Float type. This allows to
recompile the unit with a different float type to obtain a
desired precision. The pointer type <link id="PFloat"/>
is used in functions that accept an array of values of arbitrary length.
</descr>
</element>

<element name="PFloat">
<short>Pointer to <link id="Float"/> type.</short>
</element>

<element name="TPaymentTime">
<short>Type used in financial (interest) calculations.</short>
</element>
<element name="TPaymentTime.PTEndOfPeriod">
<short>End of period.</short>
</element>
<element name="TPaymentTime.PTStartOfPeriod">
<short>Start of period.</short>
</element>

<element name="EInvalidArgument">
<short>Exception raised when invalid arguments are passed to a function.</short>
</element>

<element name="arccos">
<short>Return inverse cosine</short>
<descr>
<var>Arccos</var> returns the inverse cosine of its argument <var>x</var>. The
argument <var>x</var> should lie between -1 and 1 (borders included). 
</descr>
<errors>
If the argument <var>x</var> is not in the allowed range, an
<var>EInvalidArgument</var> exception is raised.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="arcosh"/>
<link id="arsinh"/>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex1"/>
</element>

<element name="arcosh">
<short>Return inverse hyperbolic cosine</short>
<descr>
<var>Arcosh</var> returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine of its argument <var>x</var>. 
The argument <var>x</var> should be larger than 1. 

The <var>arccosh</var> variant of this function is supplied for Delphi 
compatibility.
</descr>
<errors>
If the argument <var>x</var> is not in the allowed range, an <var>EInvalidArgument</var>
exception is raised.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="cosh"/>
<link id="sinh"/>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="arsinh"/>
<link id="artanh"/>,
<link id="tanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex3"/>
</element>

<element name="arcsin">
<short>Return inverse sine</short>
<descr>
<var>Arcsin</var> returns the inverse sine of its argument <var>x</var>. The
argument <var>x</var> should lie between -1 and 1. 
</descr>
<errors>
If the argument <var>x</var> is not in the allowed range, an <var>EInvalidArgument</var>
exception is raised.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arccos"/>
<link id="arcosh"/>
<link id="arsinh"/>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex2"/>
</element>


<element name="arctan2">
<short>Return arctangent of (y/x)</short>
<descr>
<var>arctan2</var> calculates <var>arctan(y/x)</var>, and returns an angle in the
correct quadrant. The returned angle will be in the range $-\pi$ to
$\pi$ radians.
The values of <var>x</var> and <var>y</var> must be between -2\^{}64 and 2\^{}64,
moreover <var>x</var> should be different from zero.

On Intel systems this function is implemented with the native intel
<var>fpatan</var> instruction.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> is zero, an overflow error will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arccos"/>
<link id="arcosh"/>
<link id="arsinh"/>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex6"/>
</element>

<element name="arsinh">
<short>Return inverse hyperbolic sine</short>
<descr>
<var>arsinh</var> returns the inverse hyperbolic sine of its argument <var>x</var>. 

The <var>arscsinh</var> variant of this function is supplied for Delphi 
compatibility.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arcosh"/>
<link id="arccos"/>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex4"/>
</element>


<element name="artanh">
<short>Return inverse hyperbolic tangent</short>
<descr>
<var>artanh</var> returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of its argument <var>x</var>,
where <var>x</var> should lie in the interval [-1,1], borders included.

The <var>arctanh</var> variant of this function is supplied for Delphi compatibility.
</descr>
<errors>
In case <var>x</var> is not in the interval [-1,1], an <var>EInvalidArgument</var>
exception is raised.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arcosh"/>
<link id="arccos"/>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex5"/>
</element>


<element name="ceil">
<short>Return the lowest integer number greater than or equal to argument</short>
<descr>
<var>Ceil</var> returns the lowest integer number greater than or equal to <var>x</var>.
The absolute value of <var>x</var> should be less than <var>maxint</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
If the asolute value of <var>x</var> is larger than maxint, an overflow error will
occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="floor"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex7"/>
</element>

<element name="cosh">
<short>Return hyperbolic cosine</short>
<descr>
<var>Cosh</var> returns the hyperbolic cosine of it's argument {x}.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arcosh"/>
<link id="sinh"/>
<link id="arsinh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex8"/>
</element>


<element name="cotan">
<short>Return cotangent</short>
<descr>
<var>Cotan</var> returns the cotangent of it's argument <var>x</var>. <var>x</var> should
be different from zero.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> is zero then a overflow error will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="tanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex9"/>
</element>


<element name="cycletorad">
<short>Convert cycle angle to radians angle</short>
<descr>
<var>Cycletorad</var> transforms it's argument <var>cycle</var>
(an angle expressed in cycles) to radians.
(1 cycle is $2 \pi$ radians).
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="degtorad"/>
<link id="radtodeg"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex10"/>
</element>


<element name="degtograd">
<short>Convert degree angle to grads angle</short>
<descr>
<var>Degtograd</var> transforms it's argument <var>deg</var> (an angle in degrees)
to grads.

(90 degrees is 100 grad.)
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
<link id="degtorad"/>
<link id="radtodeg"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex11"/>
</element>


<element name="degtorad">
<short>Convert degree angle to radians angle.</short>
<descr>
<var>Degtorad</var> converts it's argument <var>deg</var> (an angle in degrees) to
radians.

(pi radians is 180 degrees)
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="radtodeg"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex12"/>
</element>


<element name="floor">
<short>Return the largest integer smaller than or equal to argument</short>
<descr>
<var>Floor</var> returns the largest integer smaller than or equal to <var>x</var>.
The absolute value of <var>x</var> should be less than <var>maxint</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> is larger than <var>maxint</var>, an overflow will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="ceil"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex13"/>
</element>


<element name="frexp">
<short>Return mantissa and exponent.</short>
<descr>
<var>Frexp</var> returns the mantissa and exponent of it's argument
<var>x</var> in <var>mantissa</var> and <var>exponent</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
None
</errors>
<seealso>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex14"/>
</element>


<element name="gradtodeg">
<short>Convert grads angle to degrees angle</short>
<descr>
<var>Gradtodeg</var> converts its argument <var>grad</var> (an angle in grads)
to degrees.

(100 grad is 90 degrees)
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="radtodeg"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>
<link id="gradtorad"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex15"/>
</element>


<element name="gradtorad">
<short>Convert grads angle to radians angle</short>
<descr>
<var>Gradtorad</var> converts its argument <var>grad</var> (an angle in grads)
to radians.

(200 grad is pi degrees).
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="radtodeg"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>
<link id="gradtodeg"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex16"/>
</element>


<element name="hypot">
<short>Return hypotenuse of triangle</short>
<descr>
<var>Hypot</var> returns the hypotenuse of the triangle where the sides
adjacent to the square angle have lengths <var>x</var> and <var>y</var>.

The function uses Pythagoras' rule for this.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex17"/>
</element>


<element name="intpower">
<short>Return integer power.</short>
<descr>
<var>Intpower</var> returns <var>base</var> to the power <var>exponent</var>,
where exponent is an integer value.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>base</var> is zero and the exponent is negative, then an
overflow error will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="power"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex18"/>
</element>


<element name="ldexp">
<short>Return (2 to the power p) times x</short>
<descr>
<var>Ldexp</var> returns (2 to the power <var>p</var>) times <var>x</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="lnxp1"/>
<link id="log10"/>
<link id="log2"/>
<link id="logn"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex19"/>
</element>


<element name="lnxp1">
<short>Return natural logarithm of 1+X</short>
<descr>
<var>Lnxp1</var> returns the natural logarithm of <var>1+X</var>. The result
is more precise for small values of <var>x</var>. <var>x</var> should be larger
than -1.
</descr>
<errors>
If $x\leq -1$ then an <var>EInvalidArgument</var> exception will be raised.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="ldexp"/>
<link id="log10"/>
<link id="log2"/>
<link id="logn"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex20"/>
</element>

<element name="log10">
<short>Return 10-Based logarithm.</short>
<descr>
<var>Log10</var> returns the 10-base logarithm of <var>X</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> is less than or equal to 0 an 'invalid fpu operation' error
will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="ldexp"/>
<link id="lnxp1"/>
<link id="log2"/>
<link id="logn"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex21"/>
</element>


<element name="log2">
<short>Return 2-based logarithm</short>
<descr>
<var>Log2</var> returns the 2-base logarithm of <var>X</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> is less than or equal to 0 an 'invalid fpu operation' error
will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="ldexp"/>
<link id="lnxp1"/>
<link id="log10"/>
<link id="logn"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex22"/>
</element>


<element name="logn">
<short>Return N-based logarithm.</short>
<descr>
<var>Logn</var> returns the n-base logarithm of <var>X</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> is less than or equal to 0 an 'invalid fpu operation' error
will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="ldexp"/>
<link id="lnxp1"/>
<link id="log10"/>
<link id="log2"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex23"/>
</element>

<element name="max">
<short>Return largest of 2 values</short>
<descr>
<var>Max</var> returns the maximum of <var>Int1</var> and <var>Int2</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="min"/>
<link id="maxIntValue"/>
<link id="maxvalue"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex24"/>
</element>

<element name="maxIntValue">
<short>Return largest element in integer array</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>MaxIntValue</var> returns the largest integer out of the <var>Data</var>
array.
</p>
<p>
This function is provided for Delphi compatibility, use the <link id="maxvalue"/>
function instead.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="maxvalue"/>
<link id="minvalue"/>
<link id="minIntValue"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex25"/>
</element>


<element name="maxvalue">
<short>Return largest value in array</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Maxvalue</var> returns the largest value in the <var>data</var> 
array with integer or float values. The return value has 
the same type as the elements of the array.
</p>
<p>
The third and fourth forms accept a pointer to an array of <var>N</var> 
integer or float values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="maxIntValue"/>
<link id="minvalue"/>
<link id="minIntValue"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex26"/>
</element>

<element name="mean">
<short>Return mean value of array</short>
<descr>
<var>Mean</var> returns the average value of <var>data</var>.

The second form accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var> values.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="meanandstddev"/>
<link id="momentskewkurtosis"/>
<link id="sum"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex27"/>
</element>

<element name="meanandstddev">
<short>Return mean and standard deviation of array</short>
<descr>
<var>meanandstddev</var> calculates the mean and standard deviation of <var>data</var>
and returns the result in <var>mean</var> and <var>stddev</var>, respectively.
Stddev is zero if there is only one value.

The second form accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var> values.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="mean"/>
<link id="sum"/>
<link id="sumofsquares"/>
<link id="momentskewkurtosis"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex28"/>
</element>


<element name="min">
<short>Return smallest of two values.</short>
<descr>
<var>min</var> returns the smallest value of <var>Int1</var> and <var>Int2</var>;
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="max"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex29"/>
</element>

<element name="minIntValue">
<short>Return smallest value in integer array</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>MinIntvalue</var> returns the smallest value in the <var>Data</var> array.
</p>
<p>
This function is provided for Delphi compatibility, use <var>minvalue</var>
instead.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="minvalue"/>
<link id="maxIntValue"/>
<link id="maxvalue"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex30"/>
</element>


<element name="minvalue">
<short>Return smallest value in array</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Minvalue</var> returns the smallest value in the <var>data</var> 
array with integer or float values. The return value has 
the same type as the elements of the array.
</p>
<p>
The third and fourth forms accept a pointer to an array of <var>N</var> 
integer or float values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="maxIntValue"/>
<link id="maxvalue"/>
<link id="minIntValue"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex31"/>
</element>


<element name="momentskewkurtosis">
<short>Return 4 first moments of distribution</short>
<descr>
<var>momentskewkurtosis</var> calculates the 4 first moments of the distribution
of valuesin <var>data</var> and returns them in <var>m1</var>,<var>m2</var>,<var>m3</var> and
<var>m4</var>, as well as the <var>skew</var> and <var>kurtosis</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="mean"/>
<link id="meanandstddev"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex32"/>
</element>

<element name="norm">
<short>Return Euclidian norm</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Norm</var> calculates the Euclidian norm of the array of data.
This equals <var>sqrt(sumofsquares(data))</var>.
</p>
<p>
The second form accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var> values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="sumofsquares"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex33"/>
</element>


<element name="popnstddev">
<short>Return population variance</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Popnstddev</var> returns the square root of the population variance of
the values in the  <var>Data</var> array. It returns zero if there is only one value.
</p>
<p>
The second form of this function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="popnvariance"/>
<link id="mean"/>
<link id="meanandstddev"/>
<link id="stddev"/>
<link id="momentskewkurtosis"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex35"/>
</element>


<element name="popnvariance">
<short>Return population variance</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Popnvariance</var> returns the square root of the population variance of
the values in the  <var>Data</var> array. It returns zero if there is only one value.
</p>
<p>
The second form of this function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="popnstddev"/>
<link id="mean"/>
<link id="meanandstddev"/>
<link id="stddev"/>,
<link id="momentskewkurtosis"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex36"/>
</element>


<element name="power">
<short>Return real power.</short>
<descr>
<var>power</var> raises <var>base</var> to the power <var>power</var>. This is equivalent
to <var>exp(power*ln(base))</var>. Therefore <var>base</var> should be non-negative.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="intpower"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex34"/>
</element>


<element name="radtocycle">
<short>Convert radians angle to cycle angle</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Radtocycle</var> converts its argument <var>rad</var> (an angle expressed in
radians) to an angle in cycles.
</p>
<p>
(1 cycle equals 2 <var>pi</var> radians)
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="degtorad"/>
<link id="radtodeg"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex37"/>
</element>


<element name="radtodeg">
<short>Convert radians angle to degrees angle</short>
<descr>
<var>Radtodeg</var> converts its argument <var>rad</var> (an angle expressed in
radians) to an angle in degrees.

(180 degrees equals pi radians)
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="degtorad"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>,
<link id="radtograd"/>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex38"/>
</element>


<element name="radtograd">
<short>Convert radians angle to grads angle</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Radtodeg</var> converts its argument <var>rad</var> (an angle expressed in
radians) to an angle in grads.
</p>
<p>
(200 grads equals pi radians)
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="degtograd"/>
<link id="degtorad"/>
<link id="radtocycle"/>,
<link id="radtodeg"/>
<link id="cycletorad"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex39"/>
</element>


<element name="randg">
<short>Return gaussian distributed random number.</short>
<descr>
<var>randg</var> returns a random number which - when produced in large
quantities - has a Gaussian distribution with mean <var>mean</var> and 
standarddeviation <var>stddev</var>. 
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="mean"/>
<link id="stddev"/>
<link id="meanandstddev"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex40"/>
</element>


<element name="sincos">
<short>Return sine and cosine of argument</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Sincos</var> calculates the sine and cosine of the angle <var>theta</var>,
and returns the result in <var>sinus</var> and <var>cosinus</var>.
</p>
<p>
On Intel hardware, This calculation will be faster than making 2 calls
to calculate the sine and cosine separately.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="arccos"/>.
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex41"/>
</element>


<element name="sinh">
<short>Return hyperbolic sine</short>
<descr>
<var>Sinh</var> returns the hyperbolic sine of its argument <var>x</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="cosh"/>
<link id="arsinh"/>
<link id="tanh"/>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex42"/>
</element>


<element name="stddev">
<short>Return standard deviation of data</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Stddev</var> returns the standard deviation of the values in <var>Data</var>.
It returns zero if there is only one value.
</p>
<p>
The second form of the function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="mean"/>
<link id="meanandstddev"/>
<link id="variance"/>
<link id="totalvariance"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex43"/>
</element>


<element name="sum">
<short>Return sum of values</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Sum</var> returns the sum of the values in the <var>data</var> array.
</p>
<p>
The second form of the function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="sumofsquares"/>
<link id="sumsandsquares"/>
<link id="totalvariance"/>
<link id="variance"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex44"/>
</element>


<element name="sumofsquares">
<short>Return sum of squares of values</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Sumofsquares</var> returns the sum of the squares of the values in the <var>data</var> 
array.
</p>
<p>
The second form of the function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="sum"/>
<link id="sumsandsquares"/>
<link id="totalvariance"/>
<link id="variance"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex45"/>
</element>


<element name="sumsandsquares">
<short>Return sum and sum of squares of values.</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>sumsandsquares</var> calculates the sum of the values and the sum of 
the squares of the values in the <var>data</var> array and returns the
results in <var>sum</var> and <var>sumofsquares</var>.
</p>
<p>
The second form of the function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="sum"/>
<link id="sumofsquares"/>
<link id="totalvariance"/>
<link id="variance"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex46"/>
</element>


<element name="tan">
<short>Return tangent</short>
<descr>
<var>Tan</var> returns the tangent of <var>x</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
If <var>x</var> (normalized) is pi/2 or 3pi/2 then an overflow will occur.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="tanh"/>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="sincos"/>
<link id="arccos"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex47"/>
</element>


<element name="tanh">
<short>Return hyperbolic tangent</short>
<descr>
<var>Tanh</var> returns the hyperbolic tangent of <var>x</var>.
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="arcsin"/>
<link id="sincos"/>
<link id="arccos"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex48"/>
</element>


<element name="totalvariance">
<short>Return total varians of values</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>TotalVariance</var> returns the total variance of the values in the 
<var>data</var> array. It returns zero if there is only one value.
</p>
<p>
The second form of the function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="variance"/>
<link id="stddev"/>
<link id="mean"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex49"/>
</element>


<element name="variance">
<short>Return variance of values</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>Variance</var> returns the variance of the values in the 
<var>data</var> array. It returns zero if there is only one value.
</p>
<p>
The second form of the function accepts a pointer to an array of <var>N</var>
values.
</p>
</descr>
<errors>
None.
</errors>
<seealso>
<link id="totalvariance"/>
<link id="stddev"/>
<link id="mean"/>
</seealso>
<example file="mathex/ex50"/>
</element>

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<element name="sysutils">
<short>Used for exception definitions.</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="MinExtended">
<short>Minimum value (closest to zero) of extended type</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="MaxExtended">
<short>Maximum value of extended type</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="MinFloat">
<short>Minimum value (closest to zero) of float type</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="MaxFloat">
<short>Maximum value of float type</short>
</element>

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<element name="PInteger">
<short>Pointer to integer type</short>
</element>

<!-- range type Visibility: default -->
<element name="TValueRelationship">
<short>Type to describe relational order between values</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="EqualsValue">
<short>Values are the same</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="LessThanValue">
<short>First value is less than second value</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="GreaterThanValue">
<short>First values is greater than second value</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="NaN">
<short>Value is Not a Number</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="Infinity">
<short>Value is infinity</short>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="InRange">
<short>Check whether value is in range.</short>
<descr>
<var>InRange</var> returns <var>True</var> if <var>AValue</var> is in the
range <var>AMin</var>..<var>AMax</var>. It returns <var>False</var> if
<var>Value</var> lies outside the specified range.
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="EnsureRange"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="EnsureRange">
<short>Change value to it falls in specified range.</short>
<descr>
<var>EnsureRange</var> returns <var>Value</var> if <var>AValue</var> is in
the range <var>AMin</var>..<var>AMax</var>. It returns <var>AMin</var> if
the value is less than <var>AMin</var>, or <var>AMax</var> if the value is
larger than <var>AMax</var>.
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="InRange"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="DivMod">
<short>Return DIV and MOD of arguments </short>
<descr>
<var>DivMod</var> returns <var>Dividend</var> DIV <var>Divisor</var> in
<var>Result</var>, and <var>Dividend</var> MOD <var>Divisor</var> in
<var>Remainder</var>
</descr>
</element>

<!-- range type Visibility: default -->
<element name="TValueSign">
<short>Type indicating sign of a valuea</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="NegativeValue">
<short>Value is negative</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="ZeroValue">
<short>Value is zero</short>
</element>

<!-- constant Visibility: default -->
<element name="PositiveValue">
<short>Value is positive</short>
</element>

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<element name="Sign">
<short>Return sign of argument</short>
<descr>
<var>Sign</var> returns the sign of it's argument, which can be an Integer,
64 bit integer, or a double. The returned value is an integer which is -1, 0
or 1, and can be used to do further calculations with.
</descr>
</element>

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<element name="IsZero">
<short>Check whether value is zero</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>IsZero</var> checks whether the float value <var>A</var> is zero, up to a 
precision of <var>Epsilon</var>. It returns <var>True</var> if Abs(<var>A</var>) is
less than <var>Epsilon</var>.
</p>
<p>
The default value for <var>Epsilon</var> is dependent on the type of the
arguments, but is <link id="MinFloat"/> for the float type.
</p>
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="IsNan"/>
<link id="IsInfinite"/>
<link id="SameValue"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="IsNan">
<short>Check whether value is Not a Number</short>
<descr>
<var>IsNan</var> returns <var>True</var> if the double <var>d</var> 
contains Not A Number (a value which cannot be represented correctly 
in double format).
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="IsZero"/>
<link id="IsInfinite"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="IsInfinite">
<short>Check whether value is infinite</short>
<descr>
<var>IsInfinite</var> returns <var>True</var> if the double <var>d</var> 
contains the infinite value.
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="IsZero"/>
<link id="IsInfinite"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="SameValue">
<short>Check whether 2 float values are the same</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>SameValue</var> returns <var>True</var> if the floating-point values
<var>A</var> and <var>B</var> are the same, i.e. whether the absolute value
of their their difference is smaller than <var>Epsilon</var>. If their
difference is larger, then <var>False</var> is returned.
</p>
<p>
The default value for <var>Epsilon</var> is dependent on the type of the
arguments, but is <link id="MinFloat"/> for the float type.
</p>
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="MinFloat"/>
<link id="IsZero"/>
</seealso>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="arccosh">
<short>Return inverse hyperbolic cosine</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>arccosh</var> returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine of it's argument 
<var>x</var>.
</p>
<p>
This function is an alias for <link id="arcosh"/>, provided for Delphi
compatibility.
</p>
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="arcosh"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="arcsinh">
<short>Return inverse hyperbolic sine</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>arcsinh</var> returns the inverse hyperbolic sine of it's argument 
<var>x</var>.
</p>
<p>
This function is an alias for <link id="arsinh"/>, provided for Delphi
compatibility.
</p>
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="arsinh"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="arctanh">
<short>Return inverse hyperbolic tangent</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>arcsinh</var> returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of it's argument
<var>x</var>.
</p>
<p>
This function is an alias for <link id="artanh"/>, provided for Delphi
compatibility.
</p>
</descr>
<seealso>
<link id="artanh"/>
</seealso>
</element>

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<element name="TFPURoundingMode">
<short>Type describing the rounding mode for the Floating Point processor.</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPURoundingMode.rmNearest">
<short>Round to nearest integer value</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPURoundingMode.rmDown">
<short>Round to biggest integer smaller than value.</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPURoundingMode.rmUp">
<short>Round to smallest integer larger than value.</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPURoundingMode.rmTruncate">
<short>Cut off fractional part.</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration type Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUPrecisionMode">
<short>Type describing the default precision for the Floating Point processor.</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUPrecisionMode.pmSingle">
<short>Single-type precision</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUPrecisionMode.pmReserved">
<short>?</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPUPrecisionMode.pmDouble">
<short>Double-type precision</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPUPrecisionMode.pmExtended">
<short>Extended-type precision</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration type Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUException">
<short>Type describing Floating Point processor exceptions.</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUException.exInvalidOp">
<short>Invalid operation error</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUException.exDenormalized">
<short></short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPUException.exZeroDivide">
<short>Division by zero error.</short>
</element>

<!-- enumeration value Visibility: default -->
<element name="TFPUException.exOverflow">
<short>Float overflow error</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPUException.exUnderflow">
<short>Float underflow error</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPUException.exPrecision">
<short>Precision error</short>
</element>

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<element name="TFPUExceptionMask">
<short>Type to set the Floating Point Unit exception mask.</short>
</element>

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<element name="GetRoundMode">
<short>Return the Floating Point Unit rounding mode.</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="SetRoundMode">
<short>Set the Floating Point Unit rounding mode.</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="GetPrecisionMode">
<short>Return the Floating Point Unit precision mode.</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="SetPrecisionMode">
<short>Set the Floating Point Unit precision mode.</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="GetExceptionMask">
<short>Get the Floating Point Unit exception mask.</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

<!-- function Visibility: default -->
<element name="SetExceptionMask">
<short>Set the Floating Point Unit exception mask.</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

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<element name="ClearExceptions">
<short>Clear Floating Point Unit exceptions</short>
<descr>
</descr>
</element>

<element name="GetSSECSR">
<short>Get MXCSR control word (Intel only)</short>
<descr>
<var>GetSSECSR</var> can be used to get the SSE/SSE2 control DWord.
It is equivalent to the <var>LDMXCSR</var> assembler instruction, and
returns the control dword.
</descr>
</element>

<element name="ifthen">
<short>Return one of two values, depending on a boolean condition</short>
<descr>
<p>
<var>ifthen</var> returns <var>iftrue</var> if <var>val</var> is
<var>True</var>, and <var>False</var> if <var>val</var> is <var>False</var>.
</p>
<p>
This function can be used in expressions.
</p>
</descr>
</element>

<element name="SetSSECSR">
<short>Set MXCSR control word (Intel only)</short>
<descr>
<var>SetSSECSR</var> can be used to set the SSE/SSE2 control DWord.
It is equivalent to the <var>STMXCSR</var> assembler instruction, and stores
<var>w</var> in the control dword.
</descr>
</element>


</module>
</package>
</fpdoc-descriptions>