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The approximate number of digits of precision for a given value of ⎕FPC is about 10⍟2*⎕FPC. The value of ⎕FPC for a given required precision is about ⌈2⍟10*digits.
The approximate number of digits of precision for a given value of <apll>⎕FPC</apll> is about <apll>10⍟2*⎕FPC</apll>. The value of <apll>⎕FPC</apll> for a given required precision is about <apll>⌈2⍟10*digits</apll>.
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Revision as of 09:58, 26 October 2018

⎕FPC - Floating Point Control

Z←⎕FPC returns the current value of the Floating Point Control precision.
Z is an integer scalar that represents the current value of the number of bits of precision used for Multiple-Precision Floating Point numbers.


⎕FPC←R sets the value of the Floating Point Control precision to R.
⎕FPC←⍬ sets the value of the Floating Point Control precision to its system default state.


The approximate number of digits of precision for a given value of ⎕FPC is about 10⍟2*⎕FPC. The value of ⎕FPC for a given required precision is about ⌈2⍟10*digits.

The minimum value for ⎕FPC is 1; the maximum value is the largest positive 32-bit integer 2147483647.

The system default value is 128.


For example, (note: these numbers are normally one long string of digits; they are broken here, with the break shown by (continued) for your convenience in reading)

      ⎕PP←240 
      ⎕FPC←64  ⋄ *1x 
2.7182818284590452354 
      ⎕FPC←128 ⋄ *1x 
2.71828182845904523536028747135266249776 
      ⎕FPC←256 ⋄ *1x 
2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696762 (Continued) 
772407663035355
      ⎕FPC←512 ⋄ *1x 
2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696762 (Continued) 
7724076630353547594571382178525166427427466391932003059921817413 (Continued) 
5966290435729003342952605956 
      ⎕FPC←1024 ⋄ *1x 
2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696762 (Continued) 
7724076630353547594571382178525166427427466391932003059921817413 (Continued) 
5966290435729003342952605956307381323286279434907632338298807531 (Continued) 
9525101901157383418793070215408914993488416750924

Whereas, according to Wolfram Alpha, the exact value to 230 digits is

2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696762 (Continued)
7724076630353547594571382178525166427427466391932003059921817413 (Continued)
5966290435729003342952605956307381323286279434907632338298807531 (Continued)
9525101901157383418793070215408914993488...

See Also: Comparison Tolerance ⎕CT


System Variables (A value may be assigned to these except for ⎕DM)
ALX CT DM DT ELX FC FEATURE FPC IC IO
LR LX PP PR PW RL SA WSID
Niladic System Functions (a value cannot be assigned to these)
A AV EM ET LC NNAMES NNUMS SI SYSID SYSVER
T TC TCBEL TCBS TCESC TCFF TCHT TCLF TCNL TCNUL
TS WA
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AT CR DC DFT DL DR EA EC ERROR ES
EX FMT FX MF NAPPEND NC NCREATE NERASE NINFO NL
NLOCK NREAD NRENAME NREPLACE NRESIZE NSIZE NTIE NUNTIE STOP TF
TRACE UCS VR
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See Also
System Commands System Variables and Functions Operators


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