sq() — Maple v0.0.12 Documentation

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# sq()

(Macro) computes the square of a number.

## Syntax

    sq(a)

## Parameters

a: the number.

## Returns

a squared (a × a).

## Warning

Because of the way `sq()` is implemented, avoid using other functions or causing side effects inside the parentheses, as it may lead to incorrect results:

    b = sq(a++);   // avoid this - yields incorrect results

    b = sq(a);     // use this instead -
    a++;           // keep other operations outside sq()

## Arduino Compatibility

Maple’s implementation of `sq()` is compatible with Arduino.

License and Attribution

Portions of this page were adapted from the Arduino Reference Documentation, which is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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