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NAME
    pi - evaluate pi to specified accuracy

SYNOPSIS
    pi([eps])

TYPES
    eps         0 < real < 1, defaults to epsilon()

    return      real

DESCRIPTION
    Returns a multiple of eps differing from the true value of pi by
    less than 0.75 eps, and in nearly all cases by less than 0.5 eps.

EXAMPLE
    ; print pi(1e-5), pi(1e-10), pi(1e-15), pi(1e-20)
    3.14159 3.1415926536 3.141592653589793 3.14159265358979323846

LIMITS
    0 < eps < 1

LINK LIBRARY
    NUMBER *qpi(NUMBER *eps)

SEE ALSO
    atan2

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