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# DA.Math

> Reference documentation for Daml module DA.Math.

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  <p class="x2mdx-ref-summary">Math - Utility Math functions for Decimal</p>

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## Functions

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### `**`

`**` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

Take a power of a number Example: `2.0 ** 3.0 == 8.0`.

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### `sqrt`

`sqrt` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

Calculate the square root of a Decimal.

```
>>> sqrt 1.44
1.2
```

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### `exp`

`exp` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

The exponential function. Example: `exp 0.0 == 1.0`

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### `log`

`log` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

The natural logarithm. Example: `log 10.0 == 2.30258509299`

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### `logBase`

`logBase` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

The logarithm of a number to a given base. Example: `log 10.0 100.0 == 2.0`

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### `sin`

`sin` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

`sin` is the sine function

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### `cos`

`cos` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

`cos` is the cosine function

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### `tan`

`tan` : [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135) -> [`Decimal`](/appdev/reference/daml-standard-library/prelude#type-ghc-types-decimal-18135)

`tan` is the tangent function