---
title: Math
description: Math Namespace
---

import Link from '@slint/common-files/src/components/Link.astro';

The **Math** namespace contains functions that are available both in the global scope and in the `Math` namespace.

```slint no-test
// Using the Math namespace
x: Math.abs(-10); // sets x to 10

```

```slint no-test
// Using the functions via global scope. No need for 'Math' prefix.
x: abs(-10); // sets x to 10

```

Some of the math functions can be used in a postfix style which can make the code more readable.
```slint no-test
// Using the postfix style.
x: (-10).abs(); // sets x to 10
```

**T type**
Many of the math functions can be used with any <Link type="NumericTypes" label="numeric type"/> such as `angle`, `duration`, `float`, `int`, `length`, and `percent`. These are represented on this page as `T`.

## General Math Functions
### abs(T) -> T

Return the absolute value, where T is a numeric type.
```slint no-test
Math.abs(-10); // returns 10
abs(-10px); // returns 10px
(-10).abs(); // returns 10
```

### ceil(float) -> int
Returns the value rounded up to the nearest integer.
```slint no-test
Math.ceil(4); // returns 4
Math.ceil(2.3); // returns 3
Math.ceil(-1.5); // returns -1
```
### floor(float) -> int
Returns the value rounded down to the nearest integer.
```slint no-test
Math.floor(4); // returns 4
Math.floor(2.3); // returns 2
Math.floor(-1.5); // returns -2
```

### round(float) -> int
Return the value rounded to the nearest integer
```slint no-test
Math.round(4.5); // returns 5
Math.round(4.4); // returns 4
Math.round(-1.2); // returns -1
```

### sign(float) -> float
Returns 1 or -1, indicating the sign of the number passed as argument.
Returns 1 if the input is 0 or -0.
```slint no-test
Math.sign(10); // returns 1
Math.sign(-30); // returns -1
Math.sign(0); // returns 1
```

### clamp(T, T, T) -> T

Takes a `value`, `minimum` and `maximum` and returns `maximum` if
`value > maximum`, `minimum` if `value < minimum`, or `value` in all other cases.

### log(float, float) -> float

Return the log of the first value with a base of the second value

### ln(float) -> float

Return the natural log of the value. Same as log(e, x)

### min(T, T) -> T
### max(T, T) -> T

Return the arguments with the minimum (or maximum) value. All arguments must be of the same numeric type.
```slint no-test
Math.min(1, 2); // returns 1
Math.min(2, 1); // returns 1
Math.max(1, 2); // returns 2
Math.max(2, 1); // returns 2
```

### mod(T, T) -> T

Perform a modulo operation, where T is some numeric type.
Returns the remainder of the euclidean division of the arguments.
This always returns a positive number between 0 and the absolute value of the second value.


### sqrt(float) -> float

Square root

### pow(float, float) -> float

Return the value of the first value raised to the second

### exp(float, float) -> float

Return the value of the e raised to the x

## Trigonometric Functions
### acos(float) -> angle
Returns the arccosine, or inverse cosine, of a number. The arccosine is the angle whose cosine is number.


### asin(float) -> angle
Returns the arcsine, or inverse sine, of a number. The arcsine is the angle whose sine is number.

### atan(float) -> angle
Returns the arctangent, or inverse tangent, of a number.

### atan2(float, float) -> angle

### cos(angle) -> float

### sin(angle) -> float

### tan(angle) -> float

The trigonometry function. Note that the should be typed with `deg` or `rad` unit
(for example `cos(90deg)` or `sin(slider.value * 1deg)`).
