evalf
evaluate using floating-point arithmetic
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Basic Information
Examples
Details
evalf(expression)
expression
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expression to be evaluated
Description
The evalf command numerically evaluates expressions (or subexpressions) involving constants (for example, , , and ) and mathematical functions (for example, exp, ln, sin, arctan, cosh, GAMMA, and erf).
For a complete list of constants, see Initially Known Names. For a complete list of mathematical functions, see Initially Known Mathematical Functions.
Output
The evalf command returns a floating-point or complex floating-point number or expression.
The evalf command can be used to evaluate more complex mathematical functions.
The number of significant digits can be restricted with the evalf command.
For detailed information including:
Complete description of all parameters
Controlling numeric precision of computations
Special evaluation for user-defined constants and functions
see the evalf/details help page.
See Also
Digits
float
fsolve
Initially Known Mathematical Functions
Initially Known Names
Numeric Computation in Maple
Rounding
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