Argument (Angular Phase)

Returns the angular phase (also called the argument) of x. It is performed element-wise if the arguments are vectors, matrices or signals. If x is the complex scalar a+bi, then the return value is the real scalar φ with a+bi = r · exp (iφ).

Syntax

arg(x)

Types
 Variable NameValue TypeVariable Type
Arguments:xreal, complexscalar, vector, matrix, signal, xy-data
Result: zreal scalar, vector, matrix, signal, xy-data
Calculator Input

Use the arg button to complete the operation.

Example
IDDescriptionTypeValueExpression
xArgumentCOMPLEX REAL SIGNAL   signal([1,2],[1,3],[cplx(1,1),cplx(0,2)])
z Result REAL SIGNAL   arg(x)