How to use the EXP() function

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  • 10/12/2017 at 4:48 PM #49166 quote
    juanj
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    Hi Folks

    I am trying to achieve the following:

    BaseNumber = 2

    Exp1 = (BaseNumber)^1 (i.e. 2)

    Exp2 = (BaseNumber)^2 (i.e. 4)

    Exp3 = (BaseNumber)^3 (i.e. 8)

    How do I code it using the EXP() function in ProOrder???

    10/12/2017 at 5:51 PM #49176 quote
    Despair
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    I don’t really understand what you try to do. EXP() gives you e^(the number in the brackets). So your base number (from your example) is not 2 but e=2.178….

    10/12/2017 at 9:05 PM #49209 quote
    AVT
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    This formula is used like

    exp(2) : is 2×2 = 4

    exp(3) : is 3×3 = 9

    exp(a) can only do ^2, for your example you would idealy have a math formula syntax exp(b,e) which accepts b=base and e=exponent.

    But you could try whether exp( exp(2) ) works.

    10/12/2017 at 9:14 PM #49210 quote
    Despair
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    I’m sorry but what you describe is just the square of a number. EXP() gives you the exponential function! It is e^(x) and this is approx 2.178^(x). Look at the pic attached. Here you see e^1=e=2.178…

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    10/12/2017 at 9:27 PM #49213 quote
    JC_Bywan
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    basenumber=2

a1=exp(1*log(basenumber))
a2=exp(2*log(basenumber))
a3=exp(3*log(basenumber))

return a1, a2, a3
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    10/12/2017 at 9:44 PM #49214 quote
    JC_Bywan
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    (PS: added the return line just to display it in ProBuilder, but obviously if this is to include in a ProOrder piece of code you’d get rid of the return line)

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    10/12/2017 at 9:51 PM #49215 quote
    AVT
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    @Despair that’s the Euler number (DE: die Eulersche Zahl, sowas wie Pi für Logarithmus) and that’s why Noobywan has log(basenumber).

    10/12/2017 at 11:30 PM #49221 quote
    Despair
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    That’s what I was saying… 🙂

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How to use the EXP() function


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