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Science/Mathematics
- The GNU BC arbitrary precision calculator
(package: bc)
- bc is a language that supports arbitrary precision numbers
with interactive execution of statements. There are some similarities
in the syntax to the C programming language. A standard math library is
available by command line option. If requested, the math library is
defined before processing any files. bc starts by processing code from
all the files listed on the command line in the order listed. After all
files have been processed, bc reads from the standard input. All code
is executed as it is read. (If a file contains a command to halt the
processor, bc will never read from the standard input.)
- The GNU DC arbitrary precision calculator
(package: dc)
- GNU dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
precision arithmetic. It also allows you to define and call macros.
Normally DC reads from the standard input; if any command arguments are
given to it, they are filenames, and DC reads and executes the contents
of the files instead of reading from standard input. All normal output
is to standard output; all error messages are written to standard error.
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