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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:

FilledSmallSquare They do not have values as such.

FilledSmallSquare They have numerical values that can be found to any precision.

FilledSmallSquare They are treated as numeric quantities in NumericQ and elsewhere.

FilledSmallSquare They carry the attribute Constant, and so are treated as constants in derivatives.

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