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## version $VER: amath-help.catalog 1.70 (28.02.2017) English
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## language english
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## codeset 0
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; #############################################################################
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; Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Carsten Sonne Larsen <cs@innolan.net>
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; All rights reserved.
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; Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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; ### flexcat catalog/help.cd NEWCTFILE catalog/english/amath-help.ct
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; flexcat catalog/help.cd catalog/english/amath-help.ct CATALOG catalog/english/amath-help.catalog
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; Introduction table - Symbol(0)
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symzero
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Enter command or expression to evaluate.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: 2+3-cos(3)#NORMALTEXT##NEWLINE# #NEWLINE#More help is available for designated topics.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#functions Base functions.#NEWLINE#trigon Trigonometric functions.#NEWLINE#hyper Hyperbolic functions.#NEWLINE#early Early trigonometric functions.#NEWLINE#complex Syntax for complex numbers.#NEWLINE#statements Available statements.#NEWLINE#operators Supported operators.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: help trigon#NEWLINE#
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; Table of operators
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symoperator
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE# + Mathematical addition.#NEWLINE# - Mathematical subtraction.#NEWLINE# * Mathematical multiplication.#NEWLINE# / Mathematical division.#NEWLINE# ^ Mathematical exponentiation.#NEWLINE# = Assignment of variable values.#NEWLINE# | Absolute value of number. #NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#
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; Table of functions
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symfunction
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#abs Absolute value of number.#NEWLINE#sgn Mathematical signum function.#NEWLINE#round Round to nearest integer number.#NEWLINE#trunc Discard fraction part of number.#NEWLINE#floor Mathematical floor function.#NEWLINE#ceil Mathematical ceiling function.#NEWLINE#sqrt Square root function (exp 1/2).#NEWLINE#cbrt Cube root function (exp 1/3).#NEWLINE#lb Binary logarithm function (base 2).#NEWLINE#ln Natural logarithm function (base e).#NEWLINE#lg Common logarithm function (base 10).#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: round(1.55)#NORMALTEXT##NEWLINE#
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; Table of trigonometric functions
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symtrigon
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#sin Trigonometric sine function.#NEWLINE#cos Trigonometric cosine function.#NEWLINE#tan Trigonometric tangent function.#NEWLINE#cot Trigonometric cotangent function.#NEWLINE#sec Trigonometric secant function.#NEWLINE#csc Trigonometric cosecant function.#NEWLINE#exsec Trigonometric exsecant function.#NEWLINE#excsc Trigonometric excosecant function.#NEWLINE#asin Inverse trigonometric sine function.#NEWLINE#acos Inverse trigonometric cosine function.#NEWLINE#atan Inverse trigonometric tangent function.#NEWLINE#acot Inverse trigonometric cotangent function.#NEWLINE#asec Inverse trigonometric secant function.#NEWLINE#acsc Inverse trigonometric cosecant function.#NEWLINE#exsec Inverse trigonometric exsecant function.#NEWLINE#excsc Inverse trigonometric excosecant function.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#Inverse functions can be prefixed with ar or arc #NEWLINE#instead of a.#NEWLINE#
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; Table of hyperbolic functions
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symhyper
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#sinh Hyperbolic sine function.#NEWLINE#cosh Hyperbolic cosine function.#NEWLINE#tanh Hyperbolic tangent function.#NEWLINE#coth Hyperbolic cotangent function.#NEWLINE#sech Hyperbolic secant function.#NEWLINE#csch Hyperbolic cosecant function. #NEWLINE#asinh Inverse hyperbolic sine function.#NEWLINE#acosh Inverse hyperbolic cosine function.#NEWLINE#atanh Inverse hyperbolic tangent function.#NEWLINE#acoth Inverse hyperbolic cotangent function.#NEWLINE#asech Inverse hyperbolic secant function.#NEWLINE#acsch Inverse hyperbolic cosecant function.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#Inverse functions can be prefixed with ar or arc #NEWLINE#instead of a.#NEWLINE#
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; Table of early trigonometric functions
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symearly
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-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#ver Versed sine function.#NEWLINE#vcs Versed cosine function.#NEWLINE#cvs Coversed sine function.#NEWLINE#cvc Coversed cosine function.#NEWLINE#hv Haversed sine function.#NEWLINE#hvc Haversed cosine function.#NEWLINE#hcv Hacoversed sine function.#NEWLINE#hcc Hacoversed cosine function.#NEWLINE#aver Inverse versed sine function.#NEWLINE#avcs Inverse versed cosine function.#NEWLINE#acvs Inverse coversed sine function.#NEWLINE#acvc Inverse coversed cosine function.#NEWLINE#ahv Inverse haversed sine function.#NEWLINE#ahvc Inverse haversed cosine function.#NEWLINE#ahcv Inverse hacoversed sine function.#NEWLINE#ahcc Inverse hacoversed cosine function.#NEWLINE#-------------------------------------------------#NEWLINE#Inverse functions can be prefixed with ar or arc #NEWLINE#instead of a.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for complex numbers
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symcomplex
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Expressions with complex numbers are written using an i to denote#NEWLINE#the imaginary value. Complex numbers can seamlessly be mixed with#NEWLINE#real numbers.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: 2+3i#NEWLINE#Example: 2+3.2i*cos(-1i)+5/7#NEWLINE#
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; Help for clear statement
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symclear
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The clear statement erases all text in the console window.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: clear#NEWLINE#
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; Help for def statement
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symdef
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The def statement is used to define functions. When defining a function#NEWLINE#it is possible to omit the def keyword. Defined functions can be shown#NEWLINE#using the functions statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: def f(x)=2*x+3#NEWLINE#Optional syntax: f(x)=2*x+3#NEWLINE#
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; Help for delete statement
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symdelete
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The delete statement can delete variable and functions. To delete a#NEWLINE#single variable or functions use the name of the function or variable.#NEWLINE#To delete all functions or variables specify either the variable or#NEWLINE#function keyword.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: delete f(x)#NEWLINE#Syntax: delete variables#NEWLINE#
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; Help for digits statement
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symdigits
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The digits statement defines the displayed number of significant digits.#NEWLINE#To show current configuration use the digits statement without specifying#NEWLINE#the number.#NEWLINE# #SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: digits 7#NEWLINE#
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; Help for eval statement
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symeval
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The eval statement evaluates an expression. When evaluating an expression#NEWLINE#it is possible to omit the eval keyword.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: eval 2.4*x+3.2#NEWLINE#Optional syntax: 2.4*x+3.2#NEWLINE#
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; Help for execute statement
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symexecute
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The execute statement reads the content of a file and execute all statements.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: execute "savedfile"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for input statement
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syminput
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The input statement either changes or shows the how numeral input is interpreted.#NEWLINE#Possible input systems are: binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal. Default is#NEWLINE#decimal. To use positional systems with other bases specify the base number.#NEWLINE#Numeral output system can be modified using the output statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: input hexadecimal#NEWLINE#Syntax: input 4#NEWLINE#
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; Help for help statement
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symhelp
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The help statement can be used to display help about topics and statements.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: help variables#NEWLINE#
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; Help for output statement
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symoutput
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The output statement either changes or shows the how numeral output is shown.#NEWLINE#Possible output systems are: binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal. Default#NEWLINE#is decimal. To use positional systems with other bases specify the base number.#NEWLINE#Numeral input system can be modified using the input statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: output octal#NEWLINE#
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; Help for list statement
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symlist
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No description is available for the list statement.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for show statement
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symshow
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The show statement displays the content of a file.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: show "filetosee"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for load statement
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symload
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The load statement retrieves a set of defined variables and functions from#NEWLINE#a file. Variables and functions can be saved using the save statement.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: load "savedwork"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for save statement
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symsave
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The save statement saves defined variables and functions to a file in a#NEWLINE#plain text format. Saved variables and functions can be retrieved using#NEWLINE#the load statement.#NEWLINE# #SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: save "worktokeep"#NEWLINE#
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; Help for version statement
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symversion
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Show which version of amath is running.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for about statement
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symabout
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Show various information about the running version of amath.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for license statement
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symlicense
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Show license details.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for memory statement
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symmem
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Show internal memory usage together with maximum usage.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for prefs statement
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symprefs
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There is no help for prefs statement now.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for variable statement
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symvariable
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The variable statement shows a list of variables in memory.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: variables#NEWLINE##NORMALTEXT#optional syntax: vars#NEWLINE#
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; Help for exit statement
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symexit
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The exit statement shuts down amath.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Syntax: exit#NEWLINE#
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; Help for constant epsilon
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syme
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Euler's number is base of the exponential function which equals its own#NEWLINE#derivative. It is approximately equal to 2.71828.#NEWLINE##SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#Example: ln(e)#NEWLINE#
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; Help for constant pi
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sympi
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Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Being an#NEWLINE#irrational number, pi cannot be expressed exactly as a common fraction.#NEWLINE#The value of pi is commonly approximated as #SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT#3.14159#NORMALTEXT#.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for imaginary unit
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symi
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The imaginary unit is denoted and commonly referred to as i.#NEWLINE#The imaginary unit is a number, which when multiplied#NEWLINE#by itself gives -1.#NEWLINE#
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; Help for ins variable
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symins
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No help is available for the ins variable#NEWLINE#
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; Help for binary keyword
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symbin
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No help is available for the binary keyword#NEWLINE
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; Help for octal keyword
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symoct
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No help is available for the octal keyword#NEWLINE
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; Help for decimal keyword
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symdec
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No help is available for the decimal keyword#NEWLINE
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; Help for hexadecimal keyword
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symhex
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No help is available for the hexadecimal keyword#NEWLINE |