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bcdiv

Name

bcdiv — Divides a value by another value.

Synopsis

string bcdiv(left_operand, right_operand[, scale]); string left_operand: Number to divide string right_operand: Number to divide by int scale (optional): Number of decimal places to return

Returns

Division result

Description

bcdiv() divides the first number by the second number and returns the result, formatted with a specified number of decimal places (optional).

Version

Existing since version 3.0

Example

Example 9. Divide a large number

$num1 = "9912343.34546";
$num2 = "34546.9912343";
echo bcdiv($num2,$num1,10);

Output:
0.0034852496

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