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Re: ATAN function with two ARGS [message #20288 is a reply to message #20285]

Mon, 05 June 2000 00:00

davidf
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Ben Tupper (tupper@seadas.bigelow.org) writes:

> If this argument is supplied, ATAN returns the angle whose tangent
> is equal to Y/X. If both arguments are zero, the result is undefined.

Notice they don't say the "result of the function" is
undefined. If they did, I could understand your confusion.
But here they have made a truthful and accurate statement.
*Implying* that they were talking about the result of the
function is an old technical writers trick that allows one
to remain truthful, while still confusing the rift-raft.

You have to read this documentation *much* more carefully,
Ben, if you have any hopes of winning a commission
in the IDL Expert Programmers Association. :-)

Cheers,

David
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		Re: ATAN function with two ARGS By: K. Bowman on Tue, 06 June 2000 00:00
		Re: ATAN function with two ARGS By: Ben Tupper on Tue, 06 June 2000 00:00
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		Re: ATAN function with two ARGS By: Ben Tupper on Mon, 05 June 2000 00:00
		Re: ATAN function with two ARGS By: Ben Tupper on Mon, 05 June 2000 00:00
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