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NAME
pi - evaluate pi to specified accuracy
SYNOPSIS
pi([eps])
TYPES
eps nonzero real, defaults to epsilon()
return real
DESCRIPTION
Returns a multiple of eps differing from the true value of pi by
less than 0.75 eps, and in nearly all cases by less than 0.5 eps.
EXAMPLE
> print pi(1e-5), pi(1e-10), pi(1e-15), pi(1e-20)
3.14159 3.1415926536 3.141592653589793 3.14159265358979323846
LIMITS
eps > 0
LINK LIBRARY
NUMBER *qpi(NUMBER *eps)
SEE ALSO
XXX - fill in
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