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Objective-C uses C’s math which you can find in math.h,

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short math overview of the math in Objective-C.

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double pow ( double, double ) - power of

NSLog(@"%.f", pow(3,2) ); //result 9

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double sqrt( double ) - square root
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NSLog(@"%.f", sqrt(16) ); //result 4 Vertex Helper Pro

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double ceil ( double ) - if the argument has any decimal part, returns the next bigger integer

NSLog(@"res: %.f", ceil(3.000000000001)); //result 4

NSLog(@"res: %.f", ceil(3.00)); //result 3
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NSLog(@"res: %.f", floor(3.000000000001)); //result 3

NSLog(@"res: %.f", floor(3.9999999)); //result 3
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double round ( double ) - rounds the argument
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NSLog(@"res: %.f", round(3.5)); //result 4
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NSLog(@"res: %.f", round(3.46)); //result 3
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NSLog(@"res: %.f", round(-3.5)); //NB: this one returns -4

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NSLog(@"res: %.f", fmin(5,10)); //result 5
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double fabs( double ) - returns the absolute value of the argument

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NSLog(@"res: %.f", fabs(10)); //result 10

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#define M_E 2.71828182845904523536028747135266250 /* e */
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#define M_LOG2E 1.44269504088896340735992468100189214 /* log 2e */ 3 Comments
#define M_LOG10E 0.434294481903251827651128918916605082 /* log 10e */
#define M_LN2 0.693147180559945309417232121458176568 /* log e2 */ iAD error: The
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#define M_PI_2 1.57079632679489661923132169163975144 /* pi/2 */ completed. Ad
#define M_PI_4 0.785398163397448309615660845819875721 /* pi/4 */ inventory
#define M_1_PI 0.318309886183790671537767526745028724 /* 1/pi */ unavailable
#define M_2_PI 0.636619772367581343075535053490057448 /* 2/pi */
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#define M_2_SQRTPI 1.12837916709551257389615890312154517 /* 2/sqrt(pi) */
#define M_SQRT2 1.41421356237309504880168872420969808 /* sqrt(2) */
#define M_SQRT1_2 0.707106781186547524400844362104849039 /* 1/sqrt(2) */

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blinker13
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In your “double floor (double)” example you are using ceil().

Probably a copy/paste error.

Marin
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Ha! Totally
Great great catch – thanks

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