PI

# File ext/bigdecimal/lib/bigdecimal/math.rb, line 182
  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