Perform calculations
To do basic calculations in the locator:
- Press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on macOS) to activate the locator.
- Enter
=
, followed by a space. - Perform calculations.
Navigate through the entries and press Enter to copy the results to the clipboard
Built-in functions
Beside simple mathematical operations, like ((1 + 2) * 3), the following built-in functions exist:
Function | Purpose |
---|---|
abs(x) | Returns the absolute value of x |
acos(x) | Returns the arccosine of x, in radians |
asin(x) | Returns the arcsine of x, in radians |
atan(x) | Returns the arctangent of x, in radians |
atan2(x, y) | Returns the arctangent of the quotient of its arguments |
bin(x) | Returns the binary representation of x |
ceil(x) | Returns the value of x rounded up to the next integer |
cos(x) | Returns the cosine of x (x is in radians) |
exp(x) | Returns the value of E to the power of x |
e() | Returns Euler's number E (2.71828...) |
floor(x) | Returns the value of x rounded down to the next integer |
hex(x) | Returns the hexadecimal representation of x |
log(x) | Returns the natural logarithm (base E) of x |
max([value1[, value2[, ...]]]) | Returns the highest value of the given numbers |
min([value1[, value2[, ...]]]) | Returns the lowest value of the given numbers |
oct(x) | Returns the octal representation of x |
pi() | Returns PI (3.14159...) |
pow(x, y) | Returns the value of x to the power of y |
random() | Returns a random number between 0 and 1 |
round(x) | Returns the value of x rounded to the next integer |
sin(x) | Returns the sine of x (x is in radians) |
sqrt(x) | Returns the square root of x |
tan(x) | Returns the tangent of x (x is in radians) |
See also Navigate with locator and Locator.