Java Math Tutorial
Java Math library has many mathematical functions to work with numbers.
Following are the list of all Math Functions.
Mathabsx
abs(x) returns the absolute value of x. Datatype of x could be double, float, int or long and the return type would be same as that of argument.
int x = -10; int a = Math.abs(x); //10
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Mathacosx
acos(x) returns the arc-cosine of x, in radians, in the range of 0.0 to pi. The return type of acos() method is double.
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathasinx
asin(x) returns the arc-sine of x, in radians, in the range of 0.0 to pi. The return type of asin() method is double.
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.asin(x); //0.5235987755982989
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Mathatanx
atan(x) returns the arc-tangent of x as a numeric value between –pi/2 and pi/2 radians. The return type of atan() method is double.
double x = 1.73; double a = Math.atan(x); //1.0466843936522807
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Mathatan2y,x
Returns the angle theta from the conversion of rectangular coordinates (x, y) to polar coordinates (r, theta). double
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
Mathcbrtx
cbrt() returns the cube root of x. x could be type int, float, long or double. cbrt() method returns value of type double.
int x = 27; double a = Math.cbrt(x); //3.0
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Mathceilx
Returns the value of x rounded up to its nearest integer double
double x = 2.145D; double a = Math.ceil(x); //3
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MathcopySignx, y
Returns the first floating point x with the sign of the second floating point y double
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
Mathcosangle
cos() method returns the cosine of angle (angle is in radians). The datatype of return value is double.
double x = 0.5; //radians double a = Math.cos(x); //0.8775825618903728
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Mathcoshx
cosh() method computes and returns the hyperbolic cosine of argument. cosh() method returns the result as value of datatype double.
double x = 10; double a = Math.cosh(x); //11013.232920103324
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Mathexpx
exp() method returns the value of e to the power of x.
double x = 4.5; double a = Math.exp(x); //90.01713130052181
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Mathexpm1x
Returns ex -1 double
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathfloorx
Returns the value of x rounded down to its nearest integer double
double x = 5.9; double a = Math.floor(x); //5.0
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MathgetExponentx
Returns the unbiased exponent used in x int
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathhypotx, y
hypot() method returns sqrt(x2 +y2) without intermediate overflow or underflow. This is the formula for computing length of hypotenuse when base and height are given.
double base = 3; double height = 4; double hypotenuse = Math.hypot(base, height); //5.0
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MathIEEEremainderx, y
Computes the remainder operation on x and y as prescribed by the IEEE 754 standard double
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathlogx
log() method returns the natural logarithm (base e) of x.
double x = 10; double a = Math.log(x); //2.302585092994046
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Mathlog10x
Returns the base 10 logarithm of x double
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathlog1px
Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of the sum of x and 1 double
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathmaxx, y
max() method accepts two numbers as arguments and returns the largest of the two numbers.
int a = 10; int b = 5; int result = Math.max(a, b); //10
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Mathminx, y
max() method accepts two numbers as arguments and returns the smallest of the two numbers.
int a = 10; int b = 5; int result = Math.min(a, b); //5
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MathnextAfterx, y
Returns the floating point number adjacent to x in the direction of y double|float
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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MathnextUpx
Returns the floating point value adjacent to x in the direction of positive infinity double|float
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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Mathpowx, y
pow() method returns the value of x to the power of y.
double a = 5.2; double b = 2; double result = Math.pow(a, b); //27.040000000000003
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Mathrandom
random() method returns a random number between 0 and 1.
double n = Math.random();
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Mathroundx
round() method returns the value of argument rounded to its nearest integer.
double a = 5.236; long rounded = Math.round(a); //5
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Mathrinta
rint() method returns the double value that is closest to x and equal to a mathematical integer double
double a = 21.35; double result = Math.rint(a); //21.0
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Mathsignumx
signum() method returns the signum function applied on the argument.
double a = 1.5; double result = Math.signum(a); //1.0
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Mathsinangle
sin() method computes and returns the sine of angle (angle argument is in radians). The datatype of return value is double.
double angle = 0.5; //radians double result = Math.sin(angle); //0.479425538604203
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Mathsinhx
sinh() method computes and returns the hyperbolic sine of argument. sinh() method returns the result as value of datatype double.
double x = 10; double a = Math.sinh(x); //11013.232874703393
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Mathsqrtx
sqrt() method returns the square root of x. The datatype of return value is double.
double x = 4; double a = Math.sqrt(x); //2.0
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Mathtanangle
tan() method computes and returns the tangent of an angle. The datatype of angle is double and is considered to be in radians. tan() returns value of datatype double.
double angle = 0.5; //radians double result = Math.tan(x); //0.5463024898437905
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Mathtanhx
tanh() method computes and returns the hyperbolic tangent of argument. tanh() method returns the result as value of datatype double.
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.tanh(x); //0.46211715726000974
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MathtoDegreesx
toDegrees() method converts an angle measured in radians to an approximate equivalent angle measured in degrees. The datatype of return value is double.
double x = 1; double a = Math.toDegrees(x); //57.29577951308232
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MathtoRadiansx
toRadians() method converts an angle measured in degrees to an approximate equivalent angle measured in radians. The datatype of return value is double.
double degrees = 45; double radians = Math.toRadians(degrees); //0.7853981633974483
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Mathulpx
Returns the size of the unit of least precision (ulp) of x
double x = 0.5; double a = Math.acos(x); //1.0471975511965979
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