Re: [MacPerl] pi

[Brian McNett <webmaster@mycoinfo.com>]

>My G3 300MHz (drooling) Laptop loses precision after -
>
># 3.1415926535897931159979634685441851615905761718750
>printf ("%.50f", atan2(1,1) * 4.0);

Actually only accurate to 15 digits.  Still, this is precise enough for 
most applications.

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