A global setting determines default floating print precision. Format
accepts customization. Rationals print to arbitrary base 10 representation.
9!:10'' NB. show print precision
6
1p1
3.14159
9!:11 ] 16 NB. set default
1x1
2.718281828459045
NB. customize
":!.3 ] 2p1 NB. tauday.com
6.28
NB. compute 32 digits of Euler's number
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2.718281828459045235360287471352658602238073315078
2.718281828459045235360287471352662497757147554933
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Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 10:28:30 +0200
From: yt<yves.tan...@frmail.net>
To:programm...@jsoftware.com
Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] newbie question
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Dear All,
i come back to start in J
in jijx>tour>overview
3p5 NB. Pi (3 * Pi ^ 5)
918.059
may be it is not the better way to find Pi :
1p1 NB. Pi (1 * Pi ^ 1)
1p1
3.14159
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