Top "Arbitrary-precision" questions

All questions concerning numbers which support extremely high precision: Libraries in programming languages (GMP, MPFR), support of arbitrary precision in computer algebra systems (CAS, Mathematica, Maple, Mathlab) and how to correctly use and calculate numbers with very high precision and accuracy.

What class to use for money representation?

What class should I use for representation of money to avoid most rounding errors? Should I use Decimal, or a …

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numpy arbitrary precision linear algebra

I have a numpy 2d array [medium/large sized - say 500x500]. I want to find the eigenvalues of the …

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Is Python incorrectly handling this "arbitrary precision integer"?

Python is supposed to have "arbitrary precision integers," according to the answer in Python integer ranges. But this result is …

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What programming languages support arbitrary precision arithmetic?

What programming languages support arbitrary precision arithmetic and could you give a short example of how to print an arbitrary …

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Convert large hex string to decimal string

I need to convert a large (too large for the built-in data types) hex string to a string with it's …

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What is the sum of the digits of the number 2^1000?

This is a problem from Project Euler, and this question includes some source code, so consider this your spoiler alert, …

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How to generate random 64-bit value as decimal string in PHP

Oauth requires a random 64-bit, unsigned number encoded as an ASCII string in decimal format. Can you guys help me …

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