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There are several ways to insert a calculated number into an HMS form. One way to convert a number of seconds to an HMS form is simply to multiply the number by an HMS form representing one second:
1: 31415926.5359 2: 31415926.5359 1: 8726@ 38' 46.5359"
. 1: 0@ 0' 1" .
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P 1e7 * 0@ 0' 1" *
2: 8726@ 38' 46.5359" 1: 6@ 6' 2.5359" mod 24@ 0' 0"
1: 15@ 27' 16" mod 24@ 0' 0" .
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x time RET +
It will be just after six in the morning.
The algebraic hms function can also be used to build an
HMS form:
1: hms(0, 0, 10000000. pi) 1: 8726@ 38' 46.5359"
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' hms(0, 0, 1e7 pi) RET =
The = key is necessary to evaluate the symbol ‘pi’ to the actual number 3.14159...