On May 24, 2005, at 1:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wouldn't it be easier to interface to an existing bigint library?
The whole point of what I'm doing with this is two-fold: (a) To
have a
suite of functions with truly *infinite* precision -- not 15 places,
not 45
places, but *as many places as you want or need* -- and
I know what you mean by *infinite*, that is, *as many places as you
want or need* assuming you have the RAM and the time. However, I like
the term "indefinite" better. Maybe an expert can advise us of a
better term such as "arbitrary precision".
There are some libraries with indefinite precision arithmetic.
(b) to have these functions
exist as pure, native Transcript.
That is an exciting goal.
Don't worry about a slow divide, but your multiply should be based on
the best method you can find if you are going to do powers or trig or
other interesting functions.
Every Christmas I bring up enhanced arithmetic, but so far it seems
only you, Andre and I have shown any interest.
Dar
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