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NAME
digit - digit at specified position in a decimal representation
SYNOPSIS
digit(x, y)
TYPES
x real
y integer
return integer
DESCRIPTION
By extending the digits on the left, and if necessary, the digits
on the right, by infinite strings of zeros, abs(x) may be considered
to have the decimal representation:
... d_2 d_1 d_0.d_-1 d_-2 ...
digit(x,y) then returns the digit d_y.
EXAMPLE
> x = 12.34
> print digit(x,2), digit(x,1), digit(x,0), digit(x,-1), digit(x,-2)
0 1 2 3 4
> x = 10/7
> print digit(x,1), digit(x,0), digit(x,-1), digit(x,-2), digit(x,-3)
0 1 4 2 8
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
long qdigit(NUMBER *x, long y)
SEE ALSO
bit