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Advanced bc Calculations: Precision Pi to Thousands of Decimals

Dive into the precision world of bash calculations with bc, showcasing how to compute Pi to an extraordinary level of accuracy. This guide provides step-by-step commands for calculating Pi to 1000 and 5000 decimals, a valuable resource for developers, mathematicians, and anyone interested in high-precision computations.

bc -l <<< "scale=1000; 4*a(1)"

bc -l <<< "scale=5000; 4*a(1)"

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307\
81640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058\
22317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644\
28810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610\
45432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925\
40917153643678925903600113305305488204665213841469519415116094330572\
70365759591953092186117381932611793105118548074462379962749567351885\
75272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602139494639522473719\
07021798609437027705392171762931767523846748184676694051320005681271\