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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions spec/API_specification/constants.md
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> Array API specification for constants.

A conforming implementation of the array API standard must provide and support the following constants.
A conforming implementation of the array API standard must provide and support the following constants adhering to the following conventions.

- Each constant must have a Python floating-point data type (i.e., `float`) and be provided as a Python scalar value.

<!-- NOTE: please keep the constants in alphabetical order -->

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(constant-e)=
### e

Euler's constant.
IEEE 754 floating-point representation of Euler's constant.

```text
e = 2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995...
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(constant-pi)=
### pi

The mathematical constant `π`.
IEEE 754 floating-point representation of the mathematical constant `π`.

```text
pi = 3.1415926535897932384626433...
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