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* '''e''' is defined as the base of natural logarithms or as the limit of (1 + 1 / n) ^ n, as n goes to infinity.
* '''e''' is defined as the base of natural logarithms or as the limit of (1 + 1 / n) ^ n, as n goes to infinity.
* When passing {{Parameter|numericExpression}} as a [[SINGLE]] or [[DOUBLE]] variable or as literal number, then it must be less than or equal to '''88.02969''' or an [[ERROR Codes|"overflow" error]] will occur.
* When passing {{Parameter|numericExpression}} as a [[SINGLE]] variable or as literal number without an explicit type suffix, then it must be less than or equal to '''88.02969''' or an [[ERROR Codes|"overflow" error]] will occur.
* When passing {{Parameter|numericExpression}} as a [[_FLOAT]] variable, then it must be less than or equal to '''709.782712893''' or an [[ERROR Codes|"overflow" error]] will occur.
* When passing {{Parameter|numericExpression}} as a [[DOUBLE]] or [[_FLOAT]] variable, then it must be less than or equal to '''709.782712893''' or an [[ERROR Codes|"overflow" error]] will occur. You may pass literal numbers as [[DOUBLE]] or [[_FLOAT]] values by explicitly adding the '''#''' or '''##''' type suffix to it respectively, e.g. {{InlineCode}}result = {{Cl|EXP}}(678.9##){{InlineCodeEnd}}.
** You may also pass literal numbers as [[_FLOAT]] by adding the '''##''' type suffix to it, e.g. {{InlineCode}}result = EXP(678.9##){{InlineCodeEnd}}.
* The value returned is '''e''' to the exponent parameter ('''e = 2.718282''' approximately).
* The value returned is '''e''' to the exponent parameter ('''e = 2.718282''' approximately).
* The precision of the returned values depends on the provided {{Parameter|result}} variable type, but is usually not higher than that of the given {{Parameter|numericExpression}}.
* The precision of the returned values depends on the provided {{Parameter|result}} variable type, but is usually not higher than that of the given {{Parameter|numericExpression}}.

Latest revision as of 17:47, 23 February 2023

The EXP math function calculates the exponential function (e raised to the power of a numericExpression).


Syntax

result = EXP(numericExpression)


Description

  • e is defined as the base of natural logarithms or as the limit of (1 + 1 / n) ^ n, as n goes to infinity.
  • When passing numericExpression as a SINGLE variable or as literal number without an explicit type suffix, then it must be less than or equal to 88.02969 or an "overflow" error will occur.
  • When passing numericExpression as a DOUBLE or _FLOAT variable, then it must be less than or equal to 709.782712893 or an "overflow" error will occur. You may pass literal numbers as DOUBLE or _FLOAT values by explicitly adding the # or ## type suffix to it respectively, e.g. result = EXP(678.9##).
  • The value returned is e to the exponent parameter (e = 2.718282 approximately).
  • The precision of the returned values depends on the provided result variable type, but is usually not higher than that of the given numericExpression.
  • Positive exponent values indicate the number of times to multiply e by itself.
  • Negative exponent values indicate the number of times to divide by e. Example: e ^ -3 = 1 / e ^ 3 = 1 / (e * e * e)


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