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author | John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com> | 2015-12-29 21:39:08 -0800 |
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committer | John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com> | 2015-12-29 21:39:08 -0800 |
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diff --git a/doc/misc/calc.texi b/doc/misc/calc.texi index 8579d0f16f5..02f94469c71 100644 --- a/doc/misc/calc.texi +++ b/doc/misc/calc.texi @@ -12597,7 +12597,6 @@ in this mode. Explicit simplification commands, such as @kbd{=} or @xref{Algebraic Definitions}, for a sample use of No-Simplification mode. - @kindex m N @pindex calc-num-simplify-mode The @kbd{m N} (@code{calc-num-simplify-mode}) command turns off simplification @@ -22463,7 +22462,6 @@ Hyperbolic prefix @kbd{H} can be used similarly; the @kbd{H a s} will replace any hyperbolic functions in the formula with the appropriate combinations of @samp{sinh}s and @samp{cosh}s before simplifying. - @menu * Basic Simplifications:: * Algebraic Simplifications:: @@ -28032,7 +28030,7 @@ column of the Units Table. @noindent The definitions of many units have changed over the years. For example, the meter was originally defined in 1791 as one ten-millionth of the -distance from the equator to the north pole. In order to be more +distance from the Equator to the North Pole. In order to be more precise, the definition was adjusted several times, and now a meter is defined as the distance that light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299792458 of a second; consequently, the speed of light in a @@ -28071,13 +28069,8 @@ of the various temperature scales. The unit of volume ``liters'' can be referred to by either the lower-case @code{l} or the upper-case @code{L}. -The unit @code{A} stands for Amperes; the name @code{Ang} is used -@tex -for \AA ngstroms. -@end tex -@ifnottex -for Angstroms. -@end ifnottex +The unit @code{A} stands for amperes; the name @code{Ang} is used +for angstroms. The unit @code{pt} stands for pints; the name @code{point} stands for a typographical point, defined by @samp{72 point = 1 in}. This is @@ -28099,7 +28092,6 @@ use the @samp{tex} prefix; the unit name for a @TeX{} point will be the unit names for pint and parsec will simply be @samp{pint} and @samp{parsec} instead of @samp{pt} and @samp{pc}. - The unit @code{e} stands for the elementary (electron) unit of charge; because algebra command could mistake this for the special constant @expr{e}, Calc provides the alternate unit name @code{ech} which is @@ -28496,7 +28488,6 @@ a frequency or a midi number to scientific pitch notation. For example, @code{500 Hz} gets converted to @code{B_4 + 21.3094853649 cents} and @code{84} to @code{C_6}. - @kindex l m @pindex calc-midi @tindex midi @@ -28527,7 +28518,6 @@ notation @code{B_3 + 99.9962592773 cents}; with the default value of @code{1}, Calc converts @code{261.625 Hz} to @code{C_4}. - @node Store and Recall, Graphics, Units, Top @chapter Storing and Recalling @@ -29907,7 +29897,7 @@ The @kbd{C-y} command can be given a prefix, which will interpret the text being yanked with a different radix. If the text being yanked can be interpreted as a binary, octal, hexadecimal, or decimal number, then a prefix of @kbd{2}, @kbd{8}, @kbd{6} or @kbd{0} will have Calc -interpret the yanked text as a number in the appropriate base. For example, +interpret the yanked text as a number in the appropriate base. For example, if @samp{111} has just been killed and is yanked into Calc with a command of @kbd{C-2 C-y}, then the number @samp{7} will be put on the stack. If you use the plain prefix @kbd{C-u}, then you will be prompted for a |