This is an interpreter for basic formulas, based on an original idea by @tsalmon.
Note: this is an old, unmaintained project.
formula <file>
formula <formula>
- Floats & integers, negative and positive numbers
- basic operations (
+,-,/,*) and power (^) - constants (
E,PI) - some syntaxic sugar (e.g.
(…)(…)instead of(…)*(…)), various alternatives for some operations (e.g.⋅or×instead of*,÷instead of/).
formula -2+3 # 1
formula "((42-5)(12*3+2))^3" # 2779431416
formula PI*1.5 # 4.71238898038469