the math modulus: efficient implementation suggs.

[Guest]

hi guyz,

remember in hi school math, we wd use a modulus function to ignore the negative sign. e.g 81- 100 = -19, and mod of (-19) would simply make it +19. this function has not been implemented here but can easily be tackled in code. Whats in ur opinion the most efficient way to go about it?

[Ttelmah]

A 'modulus', does not ignore the negative sign. You are mis-remembering your maths. A modulus function, splits a real number, into it's integral, and fractional parts, and is implemented as the 'MODF' function. The mathematical term for the scale of a number (ignoring it's sign), is the 'absolute value', and this is implemented as the 'ABS' function.

Best Wishes

[Guest]

Thanx ! i forgot the name 'absolute'. Im familiar with modulus