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.
