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Statistics-two – HP 39g+ User Manual

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Using mathematical functions

SIGN

Sign of value. If positive, the result is 1. If negative, –1. If
zero, result is zero. For a complex number, this is the unit
vector in the direction of the number.

SIGN

(value)

SIGN

((x,y))

Examples

SIGN (–2) returns –1

SIGN((3,4))

returns

(.6,.8)

TRUNCATE

Truncates value to decimal places. Accepts complex
numbers.

TRUNCATE

(value

,

places)

Example

TRUNCATE(2.3678,2)

returns

2.36

XPON

Exponent of value.

XPON

(value)

Example

XPON(123.4)

returns

2

Statistics-Two

These are functions for use with two-variable statistics. See
“Two-variable” on page 8-14.

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