Predefined Constants

The constants below are always available as part of the PHP core.

Mathematical Constants
M_PI (float)
Approximation of the number π (pi). (3.14159265358979323846).
M_E (float)
Approximation of Euler's number e (2.7182818284590452354).
M_LOG2E (float)
Approximation of log2(e) (1.4426950408889634074).
M_LOG10E (float)
Approximation of log10(e) (0.43429448190325182765).
M_LN2 (float)
Approximation of ln(2) (0.69314718055994530942).
M_LN10 (float)
Approximation of ln(10) (2.30258509299404568402).
M_PI_2 (float)
Approximation of π/2 (1.57079632679489661923).
M_PI_4 (float)
Approximation of π/4 (0.78539816339744830962).
M_1_PI (float)
Approximation of 1/π (0.31830988618379067154).
M_2_PI (float)
Approximation of 2/π (0.63661977236758134308).
M_SQRTPI (float)
Approximation of sqrt(π) (1.77245385090551602729).
M_2_SQRTPI (float)
Approximation of 2/sqrt(π) (1.12837916709551257390).
M_SQRT2 (float)
Approximation of sqrt(2) (1.41421356237309504880).
M_SQRT3 (float)
Approximation of sqrt(3) (1.73205080756887729352).
M_SQRT1_2 (float)
Approximation of 1/sqrt(2) (0.70710678118654752440).
M_LNPI (float)
Approximation of ln(π) (1.14472988584940017414).
M_EULER (float)
Approximation of Euler's constant γ (0.57721566490153286061).
IEEE 754 floating point constants
NAN (float)
Not A Number
INF (float)
Infinity
Rounding constants

Note: As of PHP 8.4.0, it is recommended to use the RoundingMode enum instead.

PHP_ROUND_HALF_UP (int)
Rounding half away from zero.
PHP_ROUND_HALF_DOWN (int)
Rounding half toward zero.
PHP_ROUND_HALF_EVEN (int)
Round halves to even numbers
PHP_ROUND_HALF_ODD (int)
Round halves to odd numbers