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scipy.constants.precision

scipy.constants.precision(key)[source]

Relative precision in physical_constants indexed by key

Parameters:
key : Python string or unicode

Key in dictionary physical_constants

Returns:
prec : float

Relative precision in physical_constants corresponding to key

See also

codata
Contains the description of physical_constants, which, as a dictionary literal object, does not itself possess a docstring.

Examples

>>> from scipy import constants
>>> constants.precision(u'proton mass')
1.2555138746605121e-08

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