[ decimal->ilogb ]
Method
Returns an unbiased exponent of the decimal. Formally, the return value is the integral part of log base r |x| as a signed integral value, for non-zero x, where x is the decimal and r is the radix of the machine's floating point arithmetic.
- Syntax
Decimal Object->ilogbExamples
- Beginner
To return an unbiased exponent of the decimal:
Use the [decimal->ilogb] method. The following example returns an unbiased exponent of the decimal.
Code
8.0->ilogbResult
3
Resources
- Articles
- ilogb - return an unbiased exponent
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/ilogb.html
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