USING: help kernel math ; HELP: number= { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if two numbers have the same numerical value." } { $notes "Do not call this word directly. Calling " { $link = } " has the same effect and is more concise." } ; HELP: < { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if " { $snippet "x" } " is less than " { $snippet "y" } "." } ; HELP: <= { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if " { $snippet "x" } " is less than or equal to " { $snippet "y" } "." } ; HELP: > { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if " { $snippet "x" } " is greater than " { $snippet "y" } "." } ; HELP: >= { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if " { $snippet "x" } " is greater than or equal to " { $snippet "y" } "." } ; HELP: + { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } { "z" "a number" } } { $description "Adds two numbers." { $list "Addition of fixnums may overflow and convert the result to a bignum." "Addition of bignums always yields a bignum." "Addition of floats always yields a float." "Addition of ratios and complex numbers proceeds using the relevant mathematical rules." } } ; HELP: - { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } { "z" "a number" } } { $description "Subtracts " { $snippet "y" } " from " { $snippet "x" } "." { $list "Subtraction of fixnums may overflow and convert the result to a bignum." "Subtraction of bignums always yields a bignum." "Subtraction of floats always yields a float." "Subtraction of ratios and complex numbers proceeds using the relevant mathematical rules." } } ; HELP: * { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } { "z" "a number" } } { $description "Multiplies two numbers." { $list "Multiplication of fixnums may overflow and convert the result to a bignum." "Multiplication of bignums always yields a bignum." "Multiplication of floats always yields a float." "Multiplication of ratios and complex numbers proceeds using the relevant mathematical rules." } } ; HELP: / { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } { "z" "a number" } } { $description "Divides " { $snippet "x" } " by " { $snippet "y" } ", retaining as much precision as possible." { $list "Division of fixnums may yield a ratio, or overflow and yield a bignum." "Division of bignums may yield a ratio." "Division of floats always yields a float." "Division of ratios and complex numbers proceeds using the relevant mathematical rules." } } { $errors "Throws an error if both inputs are integers, and the denominator is 0." } ; HELP: /i { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "z" "a real number" } } { $description "Divides " { $snippet "x" } " by " { $snippet "y" } ", truncating the result to an integer." { $list "Integer division of fixnums may overflow and yield a bignum." "Integer division of bignums always yields a bignum." "Integer division of floats always yields a float." "Integer division of ratios and complex numbers proceeds using the relevant mathematical rules." } } { $errors "Throws an error if both inputs are integers, and the denominator is 0." } ; HELP: /f { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "z" "a real number" } } { $description "Divides " { $snippet "x" } " by " { $snippet "y" } ", representing the result as a floating point number." { $list "Integer division of fixnums may overflow and yield a bignum." "Integer division of bignums always yields a bignum." "Integer division of floats always yields a float." "Integer division of ratios and complex numbers proceeds using the relevant mathematical rules." } } { $errors "Throws an error if both inputs are integers, and the denominator is 0." } ; HELP: mod { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } { "z" "an integer" } } { $description "Computes the remainder of dividing " { $snippet "x" } " by " { $snippet "y" } ", with the remainder being negative if " { $snippet "x" } " is negative." { $list "Modulus of fixnums always yields a fixnum." "Modulus of bignums always yields a bignum." } } { $errors "Throws an error if the denominator is 0." } { $see-also rem } ; HELP: /mod { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } { "z" "an integer" } { "w" "an integer" } } { $description "Computes the quotient " { $snippet "z" } " and remainder " { $snippet "w" } " of dividing " { $snippet "x" } " by " { $snippet "y" } ", with the remainder being negative if " { $snippet "x" } " is negative." { $list "The quotient of two fixnums may overflow and yield a bignum; the remainder is always a fixnum" "The quotient and remainder of two bignums is always a bignum." } } { $errors "Throws an error if the denominator is 0." } ; HELP: bitand { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } { "z" "an integer" } } { $description "Outputs a new integer where each bit is set if and only if the corresponding bit is set in both inputs." } { $examples { $example "BIN: 101 BIN: 10 bitand .b" "0" } { $example "BIN: 110 BIN: 10 bitand .b" "10" } } ; HELP: bitor { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } { "z" "an integer" } } { $description "Outputs a new integer where each bit is set if and only if the corresponding bit is set in at least one of the inputs." } { $examples { $example "BIN: 101 BIN: 10 bitor .b" "111" } { $example "BIN: 110 BIN: 10 bitor .b" "110" } } ; HELP: bitxor { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } { "z" "an integer" } } { $description "Outputs a new integer where each bit is set if and only if the corresponding bit is set in exactly one of the inputs." } { $examples { $example "BIN: 101 BIN: 10 bitxor .b" "111" } { $example "BIN: 110 BIN: 10 bitxor .b" "100" } } ; HELP: shift { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "n" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } } { $description "Shifts " { $snippet "x" } " to the left by " { $snippet "y" } " bits if " { $snippet "y" } " is positive, or " { $snippet "-y" } " bits to the right if " { $snippet "y" } " is negative. A left shift of a fixnum may overflow, yielding a bignum. A right shift may result in bits ``falling off'' the right hand side and being discarded." } { $examples { $example "BIN: 101 5 shift .b" "10100000" } { $example "BIN: 11111 -2 shift .b" "111" } } ; HELP: bitnot { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } } { $description "Computes the bitwise complement of the input; that is, each bit in the input number is flipped." } { $notes "Due to the two's complement representation of signed integers, the following two lines are equivalent:" { $code "bitnot" "neg 1-" } } ; HELP: 1+ { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } } { $description "Increments a number by 1. The following two lines are equivalent, but the first is more efficient:" { $code "1+" "1 +" } } ; HELP: 1- { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } } { $description "Decrements a number by 1. The following two lines are equivalent, but the first is more efficient:" { $code "1-" "1 -" } } ; HELP: truncate { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a whole real number" } } { $description "Outputs the number that results from subtracting the fractional component of " { $snippet "x" } "." } { $notes "The result is not necessarily an integer." } ; HELP: floor { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a whole real number" } } { $description "Outputs the greatest whole number smaller than or equal to " { $snippet "x" } "." } { $notes "The result is not necessarily an integer." } ; HELP: ceiling { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a whole real number" } } { $description "Outputs the least whole number greater than or equal to " { $snippet "x" } "." } { $notes "The result is not necessarily an integer." } ; HELP: abs { $values { "x" "a complex number" } { "y" "a non-negative real number" } } { $description "Computes the absolute value of a complex number." } ; HELP: absq { $values { "x" "a complex number" } { "y" "a non-negative real number" } } { $description "Computes the squared absolute value of a complex number. This is marginally more efficient than " { $link abs } "." } ; HELP: sq { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } } { $description "Multiplies a number by itself." } ; HELP: neg { $values { "x" "a number" } { "-x" "a number" } } { $description "Computes a number's additive inverse." } ; HELP: recip { $values { "x" "a number" } { "y" "a number" } } { $description "Computes a number's multiplicative inverse." } { $errors "Throws an error if " { $snippet "x" } " is the integer 0." } ; HELP: max { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "z" "a real number" } } { $description "Outputs the greatest of two real numbers." } ; HELP: min { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "z" "a real number" } } { $description "Outputs the smallest of two real numbers." } ; HELP: between? { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "y" "a real number" } { "z" "a real number" } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if " { $snippet "x" } " is in the interval " { $snippet "[y,z]" } "." } { $notes "As per the closed interval notation, the end-points are included in the interval." } ; HELP: rem { $values { "x" "an integer" } { "y" "an integer" } { "z" "an integer" } } { $description "Computes the remainder of dividing " { $snippet "x" } " by " { $snippet "y" } ", with the remainder always positive." { $list "Modulus of fixnums always yields a fixnum." "Modulus of bignums always yields a bignum." } } { $errors "Throws an error if the denominator is 0." } { $see-also mod } ; HELP: sgn { $values { "x" "a real number" } { "n" "-1, 0 or 1" } } { $description "Outputs one of the following:" { $list "-1 if " { $snippet "x" } " is negative" "0 if " { $snippet "x" } " is equal to 0" "1 if " { $snippet "x" } " is positive" } } ; HELP: align { $values { "m" "an integer" } { "w" "a power of 2" } { "n" "an integer multiple of " { $snippet "w" } } } { $description "Outputs the least multiple of " { $snippet "w" } " greater than " { $snippet "m" } "." } { $notes "This word will give an incorrect result if " { $snippet "w" } " is not a power of 2." } ; HELP: number>string { $values { "n" "a real number" } { "str" "a string" } } { $description "Converts a real number to a string." } { $notes "Printing complex numbers requires the more general prettyprinter facility (see " { $link "prettyprint" } ")." } ;