Maths (Starlink-UK API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.starlink.ttools.func.Maths

```
public class Maths
extends Object
```
Standard mathematical and trigonometric functions. Trigonometric functions work with angles in radians.

Since:

2 Sep 2004

Author:

Mark Taylor (Starlink)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static double`	`E` Euler's number e, the base of natural logarithms.
`static double`	`Infinity` Positive infinite floating point value.
`static double`	`NaN` Not-a-Number floating point value.
`static double`	`PI` Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static double`	`acos(double x)` Arc cosine of an angle.
`static double`	`acosh(double x)` Inverse hyperbolic cosine.
`static double`	`asin(double x)` Arc sine of an angle.
`static double`	`asinh(double x)` Inverse hyperbolic sine.
`static double`	`atan(double x)` Arc tangent of an angle.
`static double`	`atan2(double y, double x)` Converts rectangular coordinates (`x`,`y`) to polar (`r`,`theta`).
`static double`	`atanh(double x)` Inverse hyperbolic tangent.
`static double`	`cos(double theta)` Cosine of an angle.
`static double`	`cosh(double x)` Hyperbolic cosine.
`static double`	`exp(double x)` Euler's number e raised to a power.
`static double`	`exp10(double x)` Power of 10.
`static double`	`hypot(double... xs)` Returns the square root of the sum of squares of its arguments.
`static double`	`ln(double x)` Natural logarithm.
`static double`	`log10(double x)` Logarithm to base 10.
`static double`	`pow(double a, double b)` Exponentiation.
`static double`	`sin(double theta)` Sine of an angle.
`static double`	`sinh(double x)` Hyperbolic sine.
`static double`	`sqrt(double x)` Square root.
`static double`	`square(double x)` Raise to the power 2.
`static double`	`tan(double theta)` Tangent of an angle.
`static double`	`tanh(double x)` Hyperbolic tangent.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - E
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public static final double E
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    Euler's number e, the base of natural logarithms.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PI
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public static final double PI
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    Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - Infinity
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public static final double Infinity
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    Positive infinite floating point value.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - NaN
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public static final double NaN
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    Not-a-Number floating point value. Use with care; arithmetic and logical operations behave in strange ways near NaN (for instance, NaN!=NaN). For most purposes this is equivalent to the blank value.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - sin
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public static double sin(double theta)
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    Sine of an angle.
    
    Parameters:
    
    theta - an angle, in radians.
    
    Returns:
    
    the sine of the argument.
  - cos
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public static double cos(double theta)
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    Cosine of an angle.
    
    Parameters:
    
    theta - an angle, in radians.
    
    Returns:
    
    the cosine of the argument.
  - tan
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public static double tan(double theta)
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    Tangent of an angle.
    
    Parameters:
    
    theta - an angle, in radians.
    
    Returns:
    
    the tangent of the argument.
  - asin
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public static double asin(double x)
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    Arc sine of an angle. The result is in the range of -pi/2 through pi/2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the value whose arc sine is to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the arc sine of the argument (radians)
  - acos
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public static double acos(double x)
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    Arc cosine of an angle. The result is in the range of 0.0 through pi.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the value whose arc cosine is to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the arc cosine of the argument (radians)
  - atan
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public static double atan(double x)
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    Arc tangent of an angle. The result is in the range of -pi/2 through pi/2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the value whose arc tangent is to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the arc tangent of the argument (radians)
  - ln
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public static double ln(double x)
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    Natural logarithm.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - argument
    
    Returns:
    
    log_e(x)
  - exp
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public static double exp(double x)
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    Euler's number e raised to a power.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the exponent to raise e to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value e^x, where e is the base of the natural logarithms.
  - log10
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public static double log10(double x)
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    Logarithm to base 10.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - argument
    
    Returns:
    
    log₁₀(x)
  - exp10
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public static double exp10(double x)
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    Power of 10. This convenience function is identical to pow(10,x).
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - argument
    
    Returns:
    
    10^x
  - sqrt
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public static double sqrt(double x)
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    Square root. The result is correctly rounded and positive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - a value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the positive square root of x. If the argument is NaN or less than zero, the result is NaN.
  - square
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public static double square(double x)
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    Raise to the power 2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - a value
    
    Returns:
    
    x * x
  - hypot
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public static double hypot(double... xs)
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    Returns the square root of the sum of squares of its arguments. In the 2-argument case, doing it like this may avoid intermediate overflow or underflow.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xs - one or more numeric values
    
    Returns:
    
    sqare root of sum of squares of arguments
  - atan2
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public static double atan2(double y,
                           double x)
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    Converts rectangular coordinates (x,y) to polar (r,theta). This method computes the phase theta by computing an arc tangent of y/x in the range of -pi to pi.
    
    Parameters:
    
    y - the ordinate coordinate
    
    x - the abscissa coordinate
    
    Returns:
    
    the theta component (radians) of the point (r,theta) in polar coordinates that corresponds to the point (x,y) in Cartesian coordinates.
  - pow
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public static double pow(double a,
                         double b)
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    Exponentiation. The result is the value of the first argument raised to the power of the second argument.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the base.
    
    b - the exponent.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value a^b.
  - sinh
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public static double sinh(double x)
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    Hyperbolic sine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    result
  - cosh
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public static double cosh(double x)
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    Hyperbolic cosine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    result
  - tanh
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public static double tanh(double x)
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    Hyperbolic tangent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    result
  - asinh
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public static double asinh(double x)
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    Inverse hyperbolic sine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    result
  - acosh
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public static double acosh(double x)
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    Inverse hyperbolic cosine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    result
  - atanh
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public static double atanh(double x)
```
    Inverse hyperbolic tangent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - parameter
    
    Returns:
    
    result

Class Maths

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

E

PI

Infinity

NaN

Method Detail

sin

cos

tan

asin

acos

atan

ln

exp

log10

exp10

sqrt

square

hypot

atan2

pow

sinh

cosh

tanh

asinh

acosh

atanh