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diff --git a/manuals/dc/HN.1.md b/manuals/dc/HN.1.md index f128840138a5..b81a98ffbf4f 100644 --- a/manuals/dc/HN.1.md +++ b/manuals/dc/HN.1.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # Name -dc - arbitrary-precision reverse-Polish notation calculator +dc - arbitrary-precision decimal reverse-Polish notation calculator # SYNOPSIS @@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ if they were valid digits, regardless of the value of **ibase**. This means that **15**. In addition, dc(1) accepts numbers in scientific notation. These have the form -**\<number\>e\<integer\>**. The power (the portion after the **e**) must be an -integer. An example is **1.89237e9**, which is equal to **1892370000**. Negative -exponents are also allowed, so **4.2890e_3** is equal to **0.0042890**. +**\<number\>e\<integer\>**. The exponent (the portion after the **e**) must be +an integer. An example is **1.89237e9**, which is equal to **1892370000**. +Negative exponents are also allowed, so **4.2890e_3** is equal to **0.0042890**. **WARNING**: Both the number and the exponent in scientific notation are interpreted according to the current **ibase**, but the number is still @@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ These are the commands used for arithmetic. **\^** : The top two values are popped off the stack, the second is raised to the - power of the first, and the result is pushed onto the stack. + power of the first, and the result is pushed onto the stack. The *scale* of + the result is equal to **scale**. The first value popped off of the stack must be an integer, and if that value is negative, the second value popped off of the stack must be @@ -1171,6 +1172,6 @@ None are known. Report bugs at https://git.yzena.com/gavin/bc. # AUTHOR -Gavin D. Howard <yzena.tech@gmail.com> and contributors. +Gavin D. Howard <gavin@yzena.com> and contributors. [1]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/bc.html |