mathjs/docs/reference/functions/smaller.md

Function smaller

Test whether value x is smaller than y.

The function returns true when x is smaller than y and the relative difference between x and y is larger than the configured epsilon. The function cannot be used to compare values smaller than approximately 2.22e-16.

For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.

Syntax

math.smaller(x, y)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
x	Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Unit | String | Array | Matrix | null	First value to compare
y	Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Unit | String | Array | Matrix | null	Second value to compare

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean | Array | Matrix	Returns true when the x is smaller than y, else returns false

Examples

math.smaller(2, 3);            // returns true
math.smaller(5, 2 * 2);        // returns false

var a = math.unit('5 cm');
var b = math.unit('2 inch');
math.smaller(a, b);            // returns true

See also

equal, unequal, smallerEq, larger, largerEq, compare