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A.3.11 Mathematical Constants

Mathematical constants such as E and Pi that are built into Mathematica have the following properties:

  • They do not have values as such.
  • They have numerical values that can be found to any precision.
  • They are treated as numeric quantities in NumericQ and elsewhere.
  • They carry the attribute Constant, and so are treated as constants in derivatives.



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