BCMath is a set of PHP functions for performing arbitrary precision mathematics. The acronym BC is short for "binary calculator", which is also the name of the POSIX / GNU arbitrary precision math language bc. PHP is a popular open-source, reflective programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications and dynamic web content, and more recently, other software. ... In computer science, a subroutine (function, procedure, or subprogram) is a sequence of code which performs a specific task, as part of a larger program, and is grouped as one, or more, statement blocks; such code is sometimes collected into software libraries. ... Arbitrary precision mathematical libraries allow computer programs to perform calculations and then specify how many digits will be used for the result. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: Mathematics Look up Mathematics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... The binary numeral system represents numeric values using two symbols, typically 0 and 1. ... A calculator is a device for performing numerical calculations. ... POSIX is the collective name of a family of related standards specified by the IEEE to define the application program interface for software designed to run on variants of the Unix OS. They are formally designated as IEEE 1003 and the international standard name is ISO/IEC 9945. ... The GNU logo, drawn by Etienne Suvasa GNU is a recursive acronym for GNUs Not Unix. The GNU project was announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman with the goal of creating a complete UNIX-compatible operating system -- called the GNU system or simply GNU -- that is free software, meaning... bc is an arbitrary precision calculator language with syntax similar to the C programming language. ...

External links

• BCMath Arbitrary Precision Mathematics Functions- from the PHP online manual