ToSymbolicForm

Returns a symbolic form of a number as a string.

Syntax

• ToSymbolicForm(x)

  • x is a number

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