[SLUG] truncation in dc

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Jul 06 2007 - 20:27:38 EDT

Anyone know how to truncate values in dc(1)? I RTFMed but couldn't find it.
For example:

If I set the precision to three places:

3k

and then calculate 1/3:

1 3/p
.333

It's correct. Supposing I only want one place to the right of the decimal
point:

1k

Adding 0 or 0.0, or multiplying by 1 or 1.0 won't work:

0+p
.333
0.0+p
.333

1*p
.333
1.0*p
.333

So how do I do it? 

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