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PHP pi() Function – Returns Approximate Value of π

The PHP pi() function returns the approximate value of the mathematical constant π as a float, with precision set by the php.ini precision directive (default 14), and can also be accessed via the predefined M_PI constant, illustrated with a simple code example.

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PHP pi() Function – Returns Approximate Value of π

The pi() function in PHP returns the approximate value of the mathematical constant π as a float.

The precision of the returned value is controlled by the precision directive in php.ini , which defaults to 14 decimal places. The same result can be obtained using the predefined constant M_PI .

There are no parameters for pi() ; the function simply returns the float approximation of π.

Example usage:

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