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tan

Tangent function

Description

tan calculates and outputs the tangent of any given number.

Arguments

Name	Type	Opt	Description
initial-value	float or int	opt	Sets the initial value for the tangent function.

Messages

bang		In left inlet: Calculates the tangent of the number currently stored. If there is no argument, tan initially holds 0.
int	input [int]	Input to a tangent function.
float	input [float]	Input to a tangent function.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

float: The tangent of the input.

int: The tangent of the input.

Examples

See Also

Name	Description
atan	Arc-tangent function
atan2	Arc-tangent function (two variables)
atanh	Hyperbolic arc-tangent function
tanh	Hyperbolic tangent function