Python Built-In Math Functions

Here are a few useful math functions that are built into the Python programming language. (No need to include math).

1. abs():
   • Description: Returns the absolute value of a specified number. The absolute value of a number is the number without its sign.
   • Example:

     number = -20
     absolute_value = abs(number)
     print(absolute_value)  # Outputs: 20
     

2. pow():
   • Description: Returns the value of a number raised to the power of another number. It is equivalent to using the exponentiation operator **.
   • Example:

     base = 2
     exp = 3
     result = pow(base, exp)
     print(result)  # Outputs: 8
     

3. round():
   • Description: Rounds a floating-point number to a specified number of decimal places or to the nearest integer if no number of decimal places is specified.
   • Example:

     number = 3.14159
     rounded_number = round(number, 2)
     print(rounded_number)  # Outputs: 3.14
     

4. max():
   • Description: Returns the largest of the input values.
   • Example:

     numbers = [1, 5, 10, 20]
     max_value = max(numbers)
     print(max_value)  # Outputs: 20
     

5. min():
   • Description: Returns the smallest of the input values.
   • Example:

     numbers = [1, 5, 10, 20]
     min_value = min(numbers)
     print(min_value)  # Outputs: 1
     

6. sum():
   • Description: Returns the sum of a list or tuple.
   • Example:

     numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
     total = sum(numbers)
     print(total)  # Outputs: 15