def pedestal(x: float, pedestal: float) -> float:
    """ Pedestal function.

    Note:
        If we defined this via a lambda (which would be trivial), we wouldn't be able to specify the types.
        So we define it separately.

    Args:
        x: Independent variable.
        pedestal: Pedestal value.
    Returns:
        The pedestal value.
    """
    # NOTE: We specify 0 * x so we can get proper array evaluation. If there's no explicit x
    #       dependence, it will only return a single value.
    return 0 * x + pedestal