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Description

Description:: Remainder of a divided by b.
Alias:: a % b
Groups:: Math

Syntax

Syntax:: a mod b
Parameters:: a: Number
: b: Number
Return Value:: Number

Examples

Example 1:: _remaining = 5 mod 2; // returns 1, as 5 divided by 2 is 2 × 2 + 1

Additional Information

See also:: ‎Math Commands Operators a % b

Notes

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Posted on 01:34, 16 April 2006

Hoz

Remainder is calculated in real domain.
mod is identical to a % b

You can use mod to round a decimal number down to the nearest whole number. For example: If you wanted to use the command random to generate a whole number between 0 and 5, you could put this in a script:

_rand = random 6;
_num = _rand - (_rand mod 1);

In A1, the new commands round, floor or ceil would be the easier way to round.

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 You can use mod to round a decimal number down to the nearest whole number. For example: If you wanted to use the command random to generate a whole number between 0 and 5, you could put this in a script:
 <code>_rand = random 6;
-_num = _rand - (_rand [[mod]] 1);
+_num = _rand - (_rand mod 1);</code>
-</code>
 In A1, the new commands [[round]], [[floor]] or [[ceil]] would be the easier way to round.
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