module BigMath

def PI(prec)


#=> "0.3141592653589793238462643388813853786957412e1"
BigMath.PI(10).to_s

+numeric+.
Computes the value of pi to the specified number of digits of precision,

PI(numeric) -> BigDecimal
call-seq:
def PI(prec)
  raise ArgumentError, "Zero or negative precision for PI" if prec <= 0
  n      = prec + BigDecimal.double_fig
  zero   = BigDecimal("0")
  one    = BigDecimal("1")
  two    = BigDecimal("2")
  m25    = BigDecimal("-0.04")
  m57121 = BigDecimal("-57121")
  pi     = zero
  d = one
  k = one
  t = BigDecimal("-80")
  while d.nonzero? && ((m = n - (pi.exponent - d.exponent).abs) > 0)
    m = BigDecimal.double_fig if m < BigDecimal.double_fig
    t   = t*m25
    d   = t.div(k,m)
    k   = k+two
    pi  = pi + d
  end
  d = one
  k = one
  t = BigDecimal("956")
  while d.nonzero? && ((m = n - (pi.exponent - d.exponent).abs) > 0)
    m = BigDecimal.double_fig if m < BigDecimal.double_fig
    t   = t.div(m57121,n)
    d   = t.div(k,m)
    pi  = pi + d
    k   = k+two
  end
  pi
end