mod

Syntax

mod(X, Y)

Arguments

X / Y is a scalar/pair/vector/matrix. If X or Y is a pair/vector/matrix, the other is a scalar or a pair/vector/matrix of the same size. If X is of integer type, Y cannot be negative integer(s).

Details

Mod means modulus. It returns the element-by-element remainder of X divided by Y. The modulus is always non-negative and less than Y. Y must be positive integer(s); otherwise the calculation returns a NULL value. Function mod is often used to group data. For example, [5,4,3,3,5,6]%3 is [2,1,0,0,2,0]; data can thereby be divided into three groups. When X is a negative integer, the modulus is still non-negative, for example, -10%3 is 2.

Examples

x=1 2 3;
x % 2;
// output
[1,0,1]

2 % x;
// output
[0,0,2]

y=4 5 6;
x mod y;
// output
[1,2,3]
mod(y, x);
// output
[0,1,0]

m=1..6$2:3;
m;
#0 #1 #2
1 3 5
2 4 6
m mod 3;
#0 #1 #2
1 0 2
2 1 0
x=-1 2 3;
x%-5;
// output
[,,]

-1%5;
// output
4