Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual

Chapter 9

  

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  Number functions     143

Number 

 are used to manipulate numeric data. 

Click a function name for details.

The absolute value (a positive number) of a number.

A number rounded up to the next integer.

The number of ways to uniquely choose a specified number of items from a set of 
a specified size.

An integer of the specified number divided by the divisor.

The value of the constant 

 (the base of the natural logarithm, equal to 2.7182818) 

raised to the power of a specified number.

The factorial of a specified number stopping at 1, or at a specified number 
factorial.

A number rounded down to the next lower integer.

The whole number (integer) part of the value you specify, without rounding.

The base 2 logarithm of the specified number, which can be any positive value.

The base-e (natural) logarithm of the specified number.

The common logarithm (base 10) of the specified number, which can be any 
positive value.

The remainder after a specified number is divided by divisor.

A random number between zero and one.

A number rounded off to the specified precision (number of decimal places).

Any math functions contained within the specified expression to the specified 
digits of precision, if the math function supports extended precision. 

One of three possible values: 

 when the specified number is negative, 

 when 

it's zero, and 

 when it's positive.

The square root of a number.

A number truncated to the specified precision (number of decimal places), without 
evaluating the value of the discarded digits.