Difference between revisions of "LOG()"

Revision as of 08:58, 2 June 2009

Class

Numeric Data

Purpose

Function to return natural logarithm for a specified numeric expression

Syntax

LOG(<expN>)

See Also

ACOS(), ASIN(), ATAN(), ATN2(), COS(), DTOR(), EXP(), LOG10(), PI(), RTOD(), SIN(), TAN(), SET DECIMALS, SET FIXED

Description

The LOG() function returns the natural logarithm of the given numeric expression <expN>. The SET DECIMALS command determines the number of decimal places returned. By default, SET DECIMALS is set to 2.

Example

set decimals to 5
? log(2.71828)
   1.00000
? type("log(2.71828)")
N

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer