SETDELTAX

Purpose:

Modifies the spacing between points on the horizontal axis.

Syntax:

SETDELTAX(series, dx)

series	-	Optional. A series or table, defaults to the current Window.
dx	-	A real, the new delta X value.

Example:

setdeltax(0.2)

sets the current DELTAX to 0.2, i.e. 2 seconds per sample or a sample rate of 5 samples per second if the horizontal units are seconds.

Example:

a = 1..100;

setdeltax(a, 3);

sets the DELTAX of variable a to 3, i.e. 3 seconds per sample or a sample rate of 1/3 samples per second if the horizontal units are seconds.

Remarks:

When referencing a table, SETDELTAX changes the deltax of each column of data to the new deltax. For example,

ravel({1, 3, 5}, grandom(3, 0.1)); setdeltax(0.5)

sets the current deltax of the generated series in column 1 as well as the generated random series in column 2 to 0.5.

Many series have X values that are monotonically rising by a constant X increment such that:

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A series with X values of this form is referred to as an interval series. Because any X value from an interval series can be computed with:

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an interval series requires only the DELTAX and XOFFSET values to determine the X values. Thus, for an interval series, explicit X values are not necessary, decreasing the data storage requirements by a factor of 2. Also, because the X values for an interval series are regularly monotonic, speed optimizations for plotting and computations are available.

See XY to create a series with irregularly spaced X values.

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