Re: comparison operators and %pi

I also notice that pi is defined as an operator, so that pi() returns the
result %pi.  I wonder how hard it would be to include useful constants in
Axiom, and to be able to enter (for example)

solve(integrate(1/x,x=1..t)=1,t)

and obtain the answer %e.

Alasdair

On 25 May 2007 06:42:37 +0200, Martin Rubey <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> "Alasdair McAndrew" <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > I find the behaviour of constants rather inconsistent.
>
> Yes, certainly.
>
> > And it's odd that %e::Float doesn't work, but %e+0::Float
>
> look at the type of %e+0.0 and you will understand.  Note that it is *not*
> Float.
>
> > (and any other arithmetic involving %e) does.
>
> No: sin(%e)::Float does not work.
>
> > Also, the Euler-Mascheroni constant should be in there!
>
> Yes, certainly.
>
> Martin
>
>

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