Re: [R] norm of complex number

2004-03-15 Thread Martin Maechler
> "Frank" == Frank Gerrit Zoellner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:31:58 +0100 writes: Frank> Hi! I want o calc the norm of a complex number ( |c| Frank> where c is complex). Does the function abs() this ? Yes, it does - and help(abs) will tell you so in the next

RE: [R] norm of complex number

2004-03-15 Thread Liaw, Andy
Not abs(), but Mod(). See ?complex. HTH, Andy > From: Frank Gerrit Zoellner > > Hi! > > I want o calc the norm of a complex number ( |c| where c is > complex). Does the function abs() this ? > > Thanks, > -- > Frank G. Zoellner > AG Angewandte Informatik > Technische Fakult"at > Universit"a

Re: [R] norm of complex number

2004-03-15 Thread Spencer Graves
?complex reveals "Mod": > Mod(1+1i) [1] 1.414214 > hope this helps. spencer graves p.s. help.search("complex") reveals "complex", etc. Frank Gerrit Zoellner wrote: Hi! I want o calc the norm of a complex number ( |c| where c is complex). Does the function abs() this ? Thanks, _

Re: [R] norm of complex number

2004-03-15 Thread Spencer Graves
"abs" also works (in R 1.8.1 under Windows 2000), as we see just by trying it: abs(1+1i) = 1.414214 hope this helps. spencer graves Prof Brian Ripley wrote: That's called the modulus, and computed by function Mod(). On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Frank Gerrit Zoellner wrote: I want

Re: [R] norm of complex number

2004-03-15 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
That's called the modulus, and computed by function Mod(). On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Frank Gerrit Zoellner wrote: > I want o calc the norm of a complex number ( |c| where c is complex). > Does the function abs() this ? -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Stati

[R] norm of complex number

2004-03-15 Thread Frank Gerrit Zoellner
Hi! I want o calc the norm of a complex number ( |c| where c is complex). Does the function abs() this ? Thanks, -- Frank G. Zoellner AG Angewandte Informatik Technische Fakult"at Universit"at Bielefeld phone: +49(0)521-106-2951 fax: +49(0)521-106-2992 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __