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From: maceache@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Tim Maceachern)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: sin(pi)
Summary: sin(pi)...
Keywords: pi
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Date: 25 Feb 91 21:25:59 GMT
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Just wanted to mention that to initialize PI you might want to
try      pi = atan(1)*4
which should give as much accuracy as you're entitled to.  Note
that multiplication by 4 on a binary machine does not lose
precision. Even if you actually do the multiplication instead of
shifting...


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