Math module

tan

procedure · 2 overloadsSource

The tangent of x in radians, computed as sin(x) / cos(x), so it is huge but finite near odd multiples of pi/2 and gives NaN for an infinite argument. float and float64.

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assert(tan(0.0) == 0);
assert(abs(tan(PI / 4) - 1) < 0.0001);
tan :: (x: float64) -> float64

Tangent.

Parameters

x: float64
the angle in radians.

Returns

float64
tan :: (theta: float) -> float

Tangent.

Parameters

theta: float
the angle in radians.

Returns

float

See also