Section 2

Numeric Functions

This section discusses the numeric functions of the HP-15C (excluding statistics and advanced functions). The nonnumeric functions are discussed separately (digit entry in section 1, stack manipulation in section 3, and display control in section 5).

The numeric functions of the HP-15C are used in the same way whether executed from the keyboard or in a program. Some of the functions (such as a) are, in fact, primarily of interest for programming.

Remember that the numeric functions, like all functions except digit entry functions, automatically terminate digit entry. This means a numeric function does not need to be preceded or followed by v.

Pi

Pressing $ places the first 10 digits of π into the calculator. $ does not need to be separated from other numbers by v.

Number Alteration Functions

The number alteration functions act upon the number in the display (X-register).

Integer Portion. Pressing replaces the number in the display with the nearest integer of lesser or equal magnitude.

Fractional Portion. Pressing ´qreplaces the number in the display with its fractional part (that is, the difference between the number and its integer part).

Rounding. Pressing & rounds all 10 internally held digits of the mantissa of the displayed value to the number of digits specified by the current , i, or ^display format.

Absolute Value. Pressing a yields the absolute value of the number in the display.

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HP 15c Scientific manual Numeric Functions, Number Alteration Functions