BBP formula

A form of Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula — A formula for calculating pi, giving rise to a spigot algorithm for computing the nth base-16 digit without computing the preceding digits.

Meanings

proper nounthe BBP formula
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Bailey-Borwein-Plouffe formula.

Synonyms & antonyms

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