Function expm1 #
Calculate the value of subtracting 1 from the exponential value.
This function is more accurate than math.exp(x)-1
when x
is near 0
To avoid ambiguity with the matrix exponential expm
, this function
does not operate on matrices; if you wish to apply it elementwise, see
the examples.
Syntax #
math.expm1(x)
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
x |
number | BigNumber | Complex | The number to exponentiate |
Returns #
Type | Description |
---|---|
number | BigNumber | Complex | Exponential of x , minus one |
Throws #
Type | Description —- | ———–
Examples #
math.expm1(2) // returns number 6.38905609893065
math.pow(math.e, 2) - 1 // returns number 6.3890560989306495
math.expm1(1e-8) // returns number 1.0000000050000001e-8
math.exp(1e-8) - 1 // returns number 9.9999999392253e-9
math.log(math.expm1(2) + 1) // returns number 2
math.map([1, 2, 3], math.expm1)
// returns Array [
// 1.718281828459045,
// 6.3890560989306495,
// 19.085536923187668
// ]