Tan / Computation Layer

Calculate the tangent of angle values (in radians). Similar to numpy.tan() or R's tan().

Mathematical form: $y_{i} = tan (x_{i}) = \frac{sin ( x _{i} )}{cos ( x _{i} )}$ where $x_{i}$ is in radians. Key properties:

Period: π ≈ 3.14159
Odd function: tan(-x) = -tan(x)
Undefined at x = π/2 + nπ

Common applications:

Slope calculations
Angular measurements
Triangulation
Optical calculations
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Note: Results become very large near x = π/2 + nπ (asymptotes).

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The angle column (in radians) to compute tangent values for. Common inputs:

Angles in surveying
Incline measurements
Phase angles
Direction vectors
Rotation parameters

Name for the new column. If not provided, the system generates a unique name. If AsColumn matches an existing column, the existing column is replaced. The name should follow valid column naming conventions.