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GNU BC: “modulo” % with scale other than 0
If the scale is other than zero, calculations with %, such as 3%2 and 46%4, tend to output 0. How is the algorithm designed with the scale other than 0?
bc
scale=10
print 4%3 // output 0
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GNU BC: functions, if-clauses and returns
The questions are in the comments of the code:
define f(x) {
print x^2
}
define g(x) {
print x+2
}
if(f(2)>g(1)) {
print "it works"
}
43 # Why 43 instead of the text "it works"?
a=f(2)
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