[Gretl-users] Re: why cmod?

Am 12.08.2021 um 14:10 schrieb Sven Schreiber: > Am 02.06.2021 um 00:16 schrieb Sven Schreiber: >> Hi, >> I'm wondering why the cmod() function is needed. It computes the modulus >> of a complex number (or many of them in a matrix), OK fine. But so does >> abs(). And abs() also works on plain real numbers, where cmod cannot be >> used. Could it be a path-dependent thing: first abs() didn't cover >> complex numbers but then rendered cmod() obsolete by also working on >> those? Or is there anything else which I'm missing? >> >> Otherwise, maybe a case for deprecating or hiding cmod? > > Sorry, for all these "ping"-style messages, but this wasn't resolved. > It's redundant and obsolete since full complex number support has been > introduced, isn't it? > OK, perhaps cmod() will be hidden at some time in the future. To be on the safe side, I think a good advice (for the few people who actually have been using cmod) is to use abs() always.