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# bc
> An arbitrary precision calculator language.
> See also: `dc`.
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/bc.1.html>.
- Start an interactive session:
`bc`
- Start an interactive session with the standard math library enabled:
`bc --mathlib`
- Calculate an expression:
`bc --expression '{{5 / 3}}'`
- Execute a script:
`bc {{path/to/script.bc}}`
- Calculate an expression with the specified scale:
`bc --expression '{{scale = 10; 5 / 3}}'`
- Calculate a sine/cosine/arctangent/natural logarithm/exponential function using `mathlib`:
`bc --mathlib --expression '{{s|c|a|l|e}}({{1}})'`