<HTML> <HEAD> <!-- This HTML file has been created by texi2html 1.52 from maxima.texi on 25 April 2001 --> <TITLE>Maxima Manual - Constants</TITLE> <link href="maxima_13.html" rel=Next> <link href="maxima_11.html" rel=Previous> <link href="maxima_toc.html" rel=ToC> </HEAD> <BODY> <p>Go to the <A HREF="maxima_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="maxima_11.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="maxima_13.html">next</A>, <A HREF="maxima_41.html">last</A> section, <A HREF="maxima_toc.html">table of contents</A>. <P><HR><P> <H1><A NAME="SEC41" HREF="maxima_toc.html#TOC41">Constants</A></H1> <H2><A NAME="SEC42" HREF="maxima_toc.html#TOC42">Definitions for Constants</A></H2> <P> <DL> <DT><U>Variable:</U> <B>E</B> <DD><A NAME="IDX368"></A> - The base of natural logarithms, e, is represented in MACSYMA as %E. </P> </DL> <P> <DL> <DT><U>Variable:</U> <B>FALSE</B> <DD><A NAME="IDX369"></A> - the Boolean constant, false. (NIL in LISP) </P> </DL> <P> <DL> <DT><U>Variable:</U> <B>MINF</B> <DD><A NAME="IDX370"></A> - real minus infinity. </P> </DL> <P> <DL> <DT><U>Variable:</U> <B>PI</B> <DD><A NAME="IDX371"></A> - "pi" is represented in MACSYMA as %PI. </P> </DL> <P> <DL> <DT><U>Variable:</U> <B>TRUE</B> <DD><A NAME="IDX372"></A> - the Boolean constant, true. (T in LISP) </P> </DL> <P><HR><P> <p>Go to the <A HREF="maxima_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="maxima_11.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="maxima_13.html">next</A>, <A HREF="maxima_41.html">last</A> section, <A HREF="maxima_toc.html">table of contents</A>. </BODY> </HTML>