Here is a list of some useful (and obviously defined) mathematical functions:
| Name | Description | |
| Sqrt[x] | square root of x | |
| Exp[x] | exponential |
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| Log[x] | natural logarithm of x (i.e. base e) | |
| Log[b,x] | logarithm of x base b | |
| Factorial[n] | factorial of n | |
| Sin[x] | trigonometric functions, with the arguments in radians! | |
| Cos[x] | ||
| Tan[x] | ||
| ArcSin[x] | inverse trigonometric functions | |
| ArcCos[x] | ||
| ArcTan[x] | ||
| Sinh[x] | hyperbolic trigonometric functions | |
| Cosh[x] | ||
| Tanh[x] | ||
| ArcSinh[x] | inverse hyperbolic trigonometric functions | |
| ArcCosh[x] | ||
| ArcTanh[x] | ||
| Abs[z] | absolute value of x (even when z is a complex number) | |
| Re[z] | real part | |
| Im[z] | imaginary part | |
| Arg[z] | argument of x (normally used when z is a complex number) | |
| Conjugate[z] | complex conjugate of z | |
| Round[x] | closest integer to x | |
| IntegerPart[x] | integer part of x | |
| Mod[k, x] | k modulo n, i.e. the remainder of | |
| k when its divided by n |