5.1. System.Math class

The System.Math class provides constants and static methods for trigonometric, logarithmic, and other common mathematical functions. Beside the constants, there is one that specifies the natural logarithmic base – E – and one that specifies the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter – PI.

The following are the common mathematical functions implemented in the Math class:

  • Abs() Returns the absolute value of a specified number. There are overloaded methods for Decimal, Double, Short, Integer, Long, SByte, and Single arguments.

  • Ceiling(Double) Returns the smallest whole number that is greater than or equal to the specified number. The rounding performed by this method is called rounding towards positive infinity. ...

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