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# Atan2

Atan2 -- arc tangent of two variables

## Description

`float atan2`(float y, float x);

This function calculates the arc tangent of the two variables x and y. It is similar to calculating the arc tangent of y / x, except that the signs of both arguments are used to determine the quadrant of the result.

The function returns the result in radians, which is between -PI and PI (inclusive).

See also acos() and atan().

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