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The REM Function

The REM function returns a numeric value that is the remainder of argument-1 divided by argument-2. The type of this function is numeric.

General Format


*

Arguments

  1. Argument-1 and argument-2 must be class numeric.
  2. The value of argument-2 must not be zero.

Returned Values

  1. The returned value is the remainder of argument-1 / argument-2. It is defined as the expression:

     argument-1 - (argument-2 * FUNCTION INTEGER-PART (argument-1 / argument-2))

  2. Floating-point format is used for numeric non-integer results.
Parent topic: Definitions of Functions
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