PYTHON bcdiv

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In python, the slash is the division operator.
As per example:

import decimal
decimal.getcontext().prec = 3
print(decimal.Decimal('105') / decimal.Decimal('6.5595'))

PHP bcdiv

PHP original manual for bcdiv [ show | php.net ]

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

bcdiv — Divide two arbitrary precision numbers

string bcdiv ( string $left_operand , string $right_operand [, int $scale ] )

Divides the left_operand by the right_operand .

left_operand: The left operand, as a string.
right_operand: The right operand, as a string.
scale: This optional parameter is used to set the number of digits after the decimal place in the result. You can also set the global default scale for all functions by using bcscale().

Returns the result of the division as a string, or NULL if right_operand is 0.

Example #1 bcdiv() example


<?php

echo bcdiv('105', '6.55957', 3);  // 16.007

?>