the
frac
of
factor
frac
(
expression )
Factor and expression yield integer
s, number
s, or complex
es.
put frac(steve) into bill
The frac
function returns the fractional part of the given value, discarding the integer part, regardless of sign. The sign of the result will be the same as the sign of the given value.
The following table illustrates the behavior of the frac
function:
argument | result |
---|---|
2 | 0 |
1.75 | 0.75 |
1.5 | 0.5 |
1.25 | 0.25 |
1 | 0 |
0.75 | 0.75 |
0.5 | 0.5 |
0.25 | 0.25 |
0 | 0 |
-0.25 | -0.25 |
-0.5 | -0.5 |
-0.75 | -0.75 |
-1 | 0 |
-1.25 | -0.25 |
-1.5 | -0.5 |
-1.75 | -0.75 |
-2 | 0 |
If the given value is a complex
, the real and imaginary parts of the complex number are each processed individually.