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EXP()
Calculate e**x
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Syntax
EXP(<nExponent>) --> nAntilogarithm
Arguments
<nExponent> is the natural logarithm for which a numeric value is to
be calculated.
Returns
EXP() returns a numeric value that is equivalent to the value e raised
to the specified power.
Description
EXP() is a mathematical function that calculates the value, y, (the
antilogarithm) of the following equation,
e**x = y
where e is the base of natural logarithms (2.71828...) and x is
<nExponent>. The maximum value of <nExponent> is 45 before a numeric
overflow occurs. EXP() and LOG() are inverse functions.
The number of decimal places displayed is determined solely by SET
DECIMALS regardless of the current SET FIXED value.
Examples
. This example demonstrates several invocations of EXP():
? EXP(1) // Result: 2.72
SET DECIMALS TO 10
? EXP(1) // Result: 2.7182818285
? LOG(EXP(1)) // Result: 1.0000000000
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also:
LOG()
SET DECIMALS
SET FIXED
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