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About LinkBacksYou won't get that many digits from a double. At least not many you can rely on.Originally Posted by laserlight
This is a discussion on looking for quick method to calculate pi within the C++ Programming forums, part of the General Programming Boards category; Originally Posted by laserlight Once you have the value you can get the digits, but yes, I think reading pre-calculated ...
You won't get that many digits from a double. At least not many you can rely on.
All the buzzt!
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If you feel sorry for their server, there are lots of threads on pi, try searching for "pi". Here's one about the plot thickening of 100,000 digits: 100,000 digits of piIn fact, why calculate it at all. A million places of percision is ok, right
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