Perform calculations

To do basic calculations in the locator:

  1. Press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on macOS) to activate the locator.
  2. Enter =, followed by a space.

    {List of locator filters}

  3. 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:

FunctionPurpose
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.

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