These math functions will only handle values within the range of the integer and float types on your computer (this corresponds currently to the C types long resp. double). If you need to handle bigger numbers, take a look at the arbitrary precision math functions.
See also the manual page on arithmetic operators.
The constants below are always available as part of the PHP core.
Table 1. Math constants
Constant | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
M_PI | 3.14159265358979323846 | Pi |
M_E | 2.7182818284590452354 | e |
M_LOG2E | 1.4426950408889634074 | log_2 e |
M_LOG10E | 0.43429448190325182765 | log_10 e |
M_LN2 | 0.69314718055994530942 | log_e 2 |
M_LN10 | 2.30258509299404568402 | log_e 10 |
M_PI_2 | 1.57079632679489661923 | pi/2 |
M_PI_4 | 0.78539816339744830962 | pi/4 |
M_1_PI | 0.31830988618379067154 | 1/pi |
M_2_PI | 0.63661977236758134308 | 2/pi |
M_SQRTPI | 1.77245385090551602729 | sqrt(pi) [4.0.2] |
M_2_SQRTPI | 1.12837916709551257390 | 2/sqrt(pi) |
M_SQRT2 | 1.41421356237309504880 | sqrt(2) |
M_SQRT3 | 1.73205080756887729352 | sqrt(3) [4.0.2] |
M_SQRT1_2 | 0.70710678118654752440 | 1/sqrt(2) |
M_LNPI | 1.14472988584940017414 | log_e(pi) [4.0.2] |
M_EULER | 0.57721566490153286061 | Euler constant [4.0.2] |