exp

The exp function can be used in custom filters and table calculations to get e raised to the power of a value.

Syntax

exp(value)

The exp function evaluates a value by calculating e raised to the power of that value.

Examples

The exp function can be used to calculate compound interest. For example, the compound interest formula, pe ^rt , can be written as follows:

  ${ 
 investment 
 . 
 principal 
 ) 
 * 
 exp 
 ( 
 $ 
 { 
 investment 
 . 
 rate 
 } 
  
*  
 ${ 
 investment 
 . 
 term 
 } 
) 

Things to know

The number e (2.7182818284590...) is an important mathematical constant, which you can read more about in this Wikipedia article . It has many applications, including calculating compound interest, performing certain probability calculations, generating normal distributions, and so on.