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Calc - C-style arbitrary precision arithmetic system

Calc is an arbitrary precision arithmetic system that uses a C-like language. It's useful as a calculator, an algorithm prototype, and as a mathematical research tool. More importantly, calc provides a machine-independent means of computation.

Its features include:



Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/
Source tarballhttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/src/calc/
Version 2.11.9.3 (stable) released on 2004-03-23
Licensed under LGPL.
This is a GNU package.

Documentation
User manpages included
Support contacts

Announce Listhttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/email.html#list
Announce Newshttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/index.html
Developer Listhttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/email.html#list
Developer Newshttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/calc-download.html#news
Bug Listhttp://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/email.html#bugs

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers
Contributors
  • Ernest W. Bowen
  • Peter Miller
  • Neil Justusson
  • Dr. D.J.Picton
  • Martin Buck

Related information

Interfacesterminal, command line, library
Programs4dsphere, fproduct, mersenne, piforever, plus, powerterm, simple, square
Source languagescalc language
Weak prerequisitesreadline, gcc

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-31
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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