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Functions and commands

Sj

Square root. Also accepts complex numbers.

)

value

Example:

√320 returns 17.88854382

k

x raised to the power of y. Also accepts complex numbers.

value

power

Example:

2

8

returns 256

Sk

The nth root of x.

rootvalue

Example:

3√8 returns 2

Sn

Reciprocal.

value

-1

Example:

3

-1

returns .333333333333

Q-

Negation. Also accepts complex numbers.

-value

Example:

-(1+2*i) returns -1-2*i

SQ

(|x|)

Absolute value.

|value|
|x+y*i|
|matrix|

For a complex number, |x+y*i| returns

. For a

matrix, |matrix| returns the Frobenius norm of the matrix.
Example:

|–1| returns 1

|(1,2)|returns 2.2360679775

x

2

y

2

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