A constant is a symbolic entity that can be approximated by a real or complex number to any desired accuracy. It is converted to a numeric value of the correct precision, when necessary.
i1 : pi o1 = pi o1 : Constant |
i2 : +pi o2 = 3.14159265358979 o2 : RR (of precision 53) |
i3 : numeric_100 pi o3 = 3.14159265358979323846264338328 o3 : RR (of precision 100) |
i4 : 2. * pi o4 = 6.28318530717959 o4 : RR (of precision 53) |
i5 : 2p100 * pi o5 = 6.28318530717958647692528676656 o5 : RR (of precision 100) |
i6 : exp(2*pi*ii/17) o6 = .932472229404356+.361241666187153*ii o6 : CC (of precision 53) |