[[add information about this [tcllib] [math] package]] [RS] 2007-08-20: Luckily, this package follows the glorious tradition of [introspection]: % package require math::constants 1.0 % math::constants::print-constants pi = 3.14159265359 = ratio of circle circumference and diameter e = 2.71828182846 = base for natural logarithm ln10 = 2.30258509299 = natural logarithm of 10 phi = 1.61803398875 = golden ratio gamma = 0.577215664902 = Euler's constant sqrt2 = 1.41421356237 = Square root of 2 thirdrt2 = 1.25992104989 = One-third power of 2 sqrt3 = 1.73205080757 = Square root of 3 radtodeg = 57.2957795131 = Conversion from radians to degrees degtorad = 0.0174532925199 = Conversion from degrees to radians onethird = 0.333333333333 = One third (0.3333....) twothirds = 0.666666666667 = Two thirds (0.3333....) onesixth = 0.166666666667 = One sixth (0.1666....) huge = 1.79763277965e+308 = (Approximately) largest number tiny = 9.88131291682e-324 = (Approximately) smallest number not equal zero eps = 2.22044604925e-016 = Smallest number such that 1+eps != 1 % ---- !!!!!! %| [Category Package] | [Category Mathematics] |% !!!!!!