Algosim documentation: ToSymbolicForm

ToSymbolicForm

Returns a symbolic form of a number as a string.

Syntax

Description

If x is a number, then ToSymbolicForm(x) attempts to return a string containing a simple expression in rational numbers, powers, and mathematical constants, which evaluate to a number very close to x.

Examples

∑((−2)^n/n!, n, 0, 100)
0.135335283237	(=e⁻²)
ToSymbolicForm(ans)
e⁻²
sin(π/3)
0.866025403784	(=√3/2)
ToSymbolicForm(ans)
√3/2