Texas Instruments TI-86 - Creating or Redefining a User-Created Constant; The Constant Editor Menu

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Chapter 4: Constants, Conversions, Bases, and Complex Numbers
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Creating or Redefining a User-Created Constant

Display the
CONS
menu. - ‘

Display the constant editor. The
Name=
prompt,
Value=
prompt, and
CONS USER
menu are displayed. ALPHA-lock is on.
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
Enter a constant name. Either enter a new name
one to eight characters long, starting with a letter,
or select a name from the
CONS USER
menu.
The cursor moves to the
Value=
prompt and the
CONS EDIT
menu is displayed (see below).
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b
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Enter the real or complex constant value, which
can be an expression. The value is stored to the
constant as you enter it. The user-created
constant becomes a
CONS USER
menu item.
196
`
9665
The Constant Editor Menu
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name
b
or
#
PREV NEXT DELET
PREV
Displays the name and value (if any) of the previous constant on the
CONS USER
menu
NEXT
Displays the name and value (if any) of the next constant on the
CONS USER
menu
DELET
Deletes the name and value of the constant currently displayed in the constant editor
CONS USER
menu items are
the names of all stored user-
created constants, arranged
alphanumerically.
196.9665 is the atomic
weight of gold (Au).
You can enter a value later.
If you select
PREV
when the
first constant name is
displayed, or
NEXT
when the
last constant name is
displayed, the
CONS USER
menu replaces the
CONS
EDIT
menu.
You also can delete a
constant from the
MEM
DELET
CONS
screen.