time-to-botec/squiggle/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-triangular-number/README.md
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# isTriangularNumber
> Test if a value is a [triangular number][triangular-number].
<section class="intro">
[Triangular numbers][triangular-number] can be computed using the following formula
<!-- <equation class="equation" label="eq:triangular_number" align="center" raw="T_n = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}" alt="Triangular number formula."> -->
<div class="equation" align="center" data-raw-text="T_n = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}" data-equation="eq:triangular_number">
<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stdlib@0e41839343d292d7f99581a15ee8086b1e1dea68/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-triangular-number/docs/img/equation_triangular_number.svg" alt="Triangular number formula.">
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</div>
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for `n >= 0`.
By analogy with the square root of `x`, one can define the positive triangular root of `x` such that `T_n = x`
<!-- <equation class="equation" label="eq:triangular_root" align="center" raw="n = \frac{\sqrt{8x+1} - 1}{2}" alt="Triangular root formula."> -->
<div class="equation" align="center" data-raw-text="n = \frac{\sqrt{8x+1} - 1}{2}" data-equation="eq:triangular_root">
<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/stdlib-js/stdlib@0e41839343d292d7f99581a15ee8086b1e1dea68/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/assert/is-triangular-number/docs/img/equation_triangular_root.svg" alt="Triangular root formula.">
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</div>
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Accordingly, an integer `x` is a [triangular number][triangular-number] **if and only** if `8x+1` is a [square number][@stdlib/assert/is-square-number].
</section>
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<section class="usage">
## Usage
```javascript
var isTriangularNumber = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-triangular-number' );
```
#### isTriangularNumber( value )
Tests if a `value` is a [triangular number][triangular-number].
<!-- eslint-disable no-new-wrappers -->
```javascript
var Number = require( '@stdlib/number/ctor' );
var bool = isTriangularNumber( 36.0 );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber( new Number( 36.0 ) );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber( 3.14 );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( -5.0 );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( NaN );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( null );
// returns false
```
#### isTriangularNumber.isPrimitive( value )
Tests if a `value` is a primitive [triangular number][triangular-number].
<!-- eslint-disable no-new-wrappers -->
```javascript
var Number = require( '@stdlib/number/ctor' );
var bool = isTriangularNumber.isPrimitive( 36.0 );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber.isPrimitive( new Number( 36.0 ) );
// returns false
```
#### isTriangularNumber.isObject( value )
Tests if a `value` is a `Number` object having a value which is a [triangular number][triangular-number].
<!-- eslint-disable no-new-wrappers -->
```javascript
var Number = require( '@stdlib/number/ctor' );
var bool = isTriangularNumber.isObject( 36.0 );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber.isObject( new Number( 36.0 ) );
// returns true
```
</section>
<!-- /.usage -->
<section class="notes">
## Notes
- Return values are not reliable for numbers greater than `1125899906842624`.
</section>
<!-- /.notes -->
<section class="examples">
## Examples
<!-- eslint-disable no-new-wrappers -->
<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
```javascript
var Number = require( '@stdlib/number/ctor' );
var isTriangularNumber = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-triangular-number' );
var bool = isTriangularNumber( 36.0 );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber( new Number( 36.0 ) );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber( 0.0 );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber( 1.0 );
// returns true
bool = isTriangularNumber( 3.14 );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( -5.0 );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( NaN );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( '0.5' );
// returns false
bool = isTriangularNumber( null );
// returns false
```
</section>
<!-- /.examples -->
<section class="links">
[triangular-number]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_number
[@stdlib/assert/is-square-number]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/assert/tree/main/is-square-number
</section>
<!-- /.links -->