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BIGNUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Programming Languages
CONT

A bignum package in a computer or program allows internal representation of arbitrarily large integers, rational numbers, decimal numbers, or floating-point numbers, and provides a set of arithmetic operations on such numbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Représentation informatique en précision multiple pour des entiers très importants.

OBS

La plupart des langages d'ordinateur fournissent un type de donnée que l'on appelle «entier». Ces entiers sont souvent de taille limitée, généralement inférieurs à 2 puissance 31=2147483648 ou [...] 2 puissance 15=32768. Pour travailler avec des nombres plus grands, il faut utiliser des nombres en virgule flottante qui ne sont précis que sur les six ou sept premières décimales.

Spanish

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