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| Bc |
| Component programs | GNU,dc + |
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| Computer languages | C + |
| Documentation note | User reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/bc/manual/html_mono/bc.html |
| Full description | 'Bc' is an arbitrary precision numeric pro … 'Bc' is an arbitrary precision numeric processing language. Its syntax is similar to C, but differs in many substantial areas. It supports interactive execution of statements. 'Bc' is a utility included in the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft standard. This version does not use the historical method of having bc be a compiler for the dc calculator (the POSIX document doesn't specify how bc must be implemented). This version has a single executable that both compiles the language and runs the resulting 'byte code.' The byte code is not the dc language. de.' The byte code is not the dc language. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/bc/manual/bc.html + |
| Interface | command-line + , console + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | mathematics + , statistics + , algebra + , precision numbers + , bc + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 14 December 2008 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 31 January 2001 + |
| Mathematics | statistics + |
| Name | Bc + |
| Real name | Phil Nelson + |
| Related projects | Dr genius + , Genius + , Yorick + , Octave + |
| Resource URL | mailto:bug-bc@gnu.org + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 6,714 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:21:09 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Interactive algebraic language + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | mathematics + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 1.06 stable released 2001-03-18 |
| Version date | 18 March 2001 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bc/bc-1.06.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 1.06 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 12 April 2011 15:21:09 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | phil@cs.wwu.edu + |
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