MATLAB Function Reference

pi

Ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter,

Syntax

• pi
  

Description

pi returns the floating-point number nearest the value of . The expressions 4*atan(1) and imag(log(-1)) provide the same value.

Examples

The expression sin(pi) is not exactly zero because pi is not exactly .

• sin(pi)
  
  ans =
  
     1.2246e-16
  

See Also

ans, eps, i, Inf, j, NaN

persistent

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