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<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
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<reference id="ref.math">
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<title>Mathematical Functions</title>
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<titleabbrev>Math</titleabbrev>
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<partintro>
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<section id="math.intro">
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&reftitle.intro;
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<para>
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These math functions will only handle values within the range of
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the <type>integer</type> and <type>float</type> types on your computer
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(this corresponds currently to the C types long resp. double).
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If you need to handle bigger numbers, take a look at the <link
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linkend="ref.bc">arbitrary precision math functions</link>.
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</para>
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<simpara>
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See also the manual page on
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<link linkend="language.operators.arithmetic">arithmetic
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operators</link>.
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</simpara>
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</section>
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<section id="math.requirements">
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&reftitle.required;
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&no.requirement;
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</section>
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<section id="math.installation">
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&reftitle.install;
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&no.install;
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</section>
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<section id="math.configuration">
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&reftitle.runtime;
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&no.config;
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</section>
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<section id="math.resources">
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&reftitle.resources;
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&no.resource;
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</section>
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&reference.math.constants;
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</partintro>
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&reference.math.functions;
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</reference>
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