Div

Arithmetic functions divide (/)

syntax

• div(a, b)
• a / b

definition

div(a, b) or a / b results in the element-by-element division of the values of data item a by the corresponding values of data item b. The resulting metric of the values unit is the quotient of the metric of the arguments.

description

A division by zero results in an undefined (null) value.

applies to

Data items with Numeric or Point value type

Units with Numeric value type

conditions

1. Domain units of the arguments must match or be void (literals or parameters can be divided by data items of any domain).
2. Arguments must have matching:
   • value type

example

1. attribute<float32> divAB (ADomain) := div(A, B);
2. attribute<float32> divAB (ADomain) := A / B;

A	B	divAB
0	1	0
1	-1	-1
-2	2	-1
3.6	1.44	2.5
999	111	9

ADomain, nr of rows = 5