Math Class

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Provides constants and static methods for trigonometric, logarithmic, and other common mathematical functions.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System..::..Math

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Math

public static class Math

public ref class Math abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type Math =  class end

public final class Math

The Math type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Abs(Double)	Returns the absolute value of a double-precision floating-point number.
	Abs(Int32)	Returns the absolute value of a 32-bit signed integer.
	Acos	Returns the angle whose cosine is the specified number.
	Asin	Returns the angle whose sine is the specified number.
	Atan	Returns the angle whose tangent is the specified number.
	Atan2	Returns the angle whose tangent is the quotient of two specified numbers.
	Ceiling	Returns the smallest integral value that is greater than or equal to the specified double-precision floating-point number.
	Cos	Returns the cosine of the specified angle.
	Cosh	Returns the hyperbolic cosine of the specified angle.
	Exp	Returns e raised to the specified power.
	Floor	Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the specified double-precision floating-point number.
	IEEERemainder	Returns the remainder resulting from the division of a specified number by another specified number.
	Log	Returns the natural (base e) logarithm of a specified number.
	Log10	Returns the base 10 logarithm of a specified number.
	Max(Double, Double)	Returns the larger of two double-precision floating-point numbers.
	Max(Int32, Int32)	Returns the larger of two 32-bit signed integers.
	Min(Double, Double)	Returns the smaller of two double-precision floating-point numbers.
	Min(Int32, Int32)	Returns the smaller of two 32-bit signed integers.
	Pow	Returns a specified number raised to the specified power.
	Round	Rounds a double-precision floating-point value to the nearest integral value.
	Sign	Returns a value indicating the sign of a double-precision floating-point number.
	Sin	Returns the sine of the specified angle.
	Sinh	Returns the hyperbolic sine of the specified angle.
	Sqrt	Returns the square root of a specified number.
	Tan	Returns the tangent of the specified angle.
	Tanh	Returns the hyperbolic tangent of the specified angle.
	Truncate	Calculates the integral part of a specified double-precision floating-point number.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	E	Represents the natural logarithmic base, specified by the constant, e.
	PI	Represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, specified by the constant, π.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System Namespace