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# Module defining common mathematical and numerical constants
#
# Copyright (c) 2004 by Arjen Markus. All rights reserved.
#
# See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
# of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
#
# RCS: @(#) $Id: constants.tcl,v 1.9 2011/01/18 07:49:53 arjenmarkus Exp $
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
package require Tcl 8.2
package provide math::constants 1.0.2
# namespace constants
# Create a convenient namespace for the constants
#
namespace eval ::math::constants {
#
# List of constants and their description
#
variable constants {
pi 3.14159265358979323846 "ratio of circle circumference and diameter"
e 2.71828182845904523536 "base for natural logarithm"
ln10 2.30258509299404568402 "natural logarithm of 10"
phi 1.61803398874989484820 "golden ratio"
gamma 0.57721566490153286061 "Euler's constant"
sqrt2 1.41421356237309504880 "Square root of 2"
thirdrt2 1.25992104989487316477 "One-third power of 2"
sqrt3 1.73205080756887729533 "Square root of 3"
radtodeg 57.2957795131 "Conversion from radians to degrees"
degtorad 0.017453292519943 "Conversion from degrees to radians"
onethird 1.0/3.0 "One third (0.3333....)"
twothirds 2.0/3.0 "Two thirds (0.6666....)"
onesixth 1.0/6.0 "One sixth (0.1666....)"
huge [find_huge] "(Approximately) largest number"
tiny [find_tiny] "(Approximately) smallest number not equal zero"
eps [find_eps] "Smallest number such that 1+eps != 1"
}
namespace export constants print-constants
}
# constants --
# Expose the constants in the caller's routine or namespace
#
# Arguments:
# args List of constants to be exposed
# Result:
# None
#
proc ::math::constants::constants {args} {
foreach const $args {
uplevel 1 [list variable $const [set ::math::constants::$const]]
}
}
# print-constants --
# Print the selected or all constants to the screen
#
# Arguments:
# args List of constants to be exposed
# Result:
# None
#
proc ::math::constants::print-constants {args} {
variable constants
if { [llength $args] != 0 } {
foreach const $args {
set idx [lsearch $constants $const]
if { $idx >= 0 } {
set descr [lindex $constants [expr {$idx+2}]]
puts "$const = [set ::math::constants::$const] = $descr"
} else {
puts "*** $const unknown ***"
}
}
} else {
foreach {const value descr} $constants {
puts "$const = [set ::math::constants::$const] = $descr"
}
}
}
# find_huge --
# Find the largest possible number
#
# Arguments:
# None
# Result:
# Estimate of the largest possible number
#
proc ::math::constants::find_huge {} {
set result 1.0
set Inf Inf
while {1} {
if {[catch {expr {2.0 * $result}} result]} {
break
}
if { $result == $Inf } {
break
}
set prev_result $result
}
set result $prev_result
set adder [expr { $result / 2. }]
while { $adder != 0.0 } {
if {![catch {expr {$adder + $prev_result}} result]} {
if { $result == $prev_result } break
if { $result != $Inf } {
set prev_result $result
}
}
set adder [expr { $adder / 2. }]
}
return $prev_result
}
# find_tiny --
# Find the smallest possible number
#
# Arguments:
# None
# Result:
# Estimate of the smallest possible number
#
proc ::math::constants::find_tiny {} {
set result 1.0
while { ! [catch {set result [expr {$result/2.0}]}] && $result > 0.0 } {
set prev_result $result
}
return $prev_result
}
# find_eps --
# Find the smallest number eps such that 1+eps != 1
#
# Arguments:
# None
# Result:
# Estimate of the machine epsilon
#
proc ::math::constants::find_eps { } {
set eps 1.0
while { [expr {1.0+$eps}] != 1.0 } {
set prev_eps $eps
set eps [expr {0.5*$eps}]
}
return $prev_eps
}
# Create the variables from the list:
# - By using expr we ensure that the best double precision
# approximation is assigned to the variable, rather than
# just the string
# - It also allows us to rely on IEEE arithmetic if available,
# so that for instance 3.0*(1.0/3.0) is exactly 1.0
#
namespace eval ::math::constants {
foreach {const value descr} $constants {
# FRINK: nocheck
set [namespace current]::$const [expr 0.0+$value]
}
unset value
unset const
unset descr
rename find_eps {}
rename find_tiny {}
rename find_huge {}
}
# some tests --
#
if { [info exists ::argv0]
&& [string equal $::argv0 [info script]] } {
::math::constants::constants pi e ln10 onethird eps
set prec $::tcl_precision
if {![package vsatisfies [package provide Tcl] 8.5]} {
set ::tcl_precision 17
} else {
set ::tcl_precision 0
}
puts "$pi - [expr {1.0/$pi}]"
puts $e
puts $ln10
puts "onethird: [expr {3.0*$onethird}]"
::math::constants::print-constants onethird pi e
puts "All defined constants:"
::math::constants::print-constants
if { 1.0+$eps == 1.0 } {
puts "Something went wrong with eps!"
} else {
puts "Difference: [set ee [expr {1.0+$eps}]] - 1.0 = [expr {$ee-1.0}]"
}
set ::tcl_precision $prec
}
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