How to get a number with significant k-digits in MatLab? - vpa -- MatLab
How to get a number with significant k-digits in MatLab? - vpa -- MatLab How to get a number with significant k-digits in MatLab? [Ans] vpa [syntax] vpa(x) vpa(x,a) [description] vpa(x,a) It will return x with significant k-digits. The default value of k is digitOld where it is 32 by default. You can also set the value digitOld through the keyword digits more details on digits: Change variable precision used - MATLAB digits (mathworks.com) [NOTE] Don't know about the meaning of significant k-digits. You can see the link in the section below which named "chinese definition". This link gives a great definition. more details on: MathWork official doc Variable-precision arithmetic (arbitrary-precision arithmetic) - MATLAB vpa (mathworks.com) chinese definition matlab中vpa函數 matlab有效數位 – MATLAB中文論壇 (ilovematlab.cn) code: clear clc fprintf( "pi in 5 precision in a float-point number.\n" ) pi fprintf( "pi in 32 precision in a float-point number.\n" ) pi32 = ...