Definitions
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- noun computing A
number whosedigits ofprecision are limited only by availablememory (as opposed to the usualfixed-point arithmetic).
Etymologies
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Examples
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We have something ready now, and the code in userland looks exactly as what is in the current version of bignum in Opensolaris.
Sun Bloggers 2009
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One of the biggest obstacles we faced while improving RSA is that the bignum library (which RSA uses for the expensive multiplication routines) is a kernel module.
Sun Bloggers 2009
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New NASL functions (XML parsing, the bignum library, new packet forgery functions, new socket-related functions and more).
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· Numeric operations are supported on fixnum, bignum, flonum and complex.
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· Numeric operations are supported on fixnum, bignum, flonum and complex.
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i've always assumed the obsession with the MWP was some sort of brain-damaged attempt to counter the "unprecedented warming in $bignum years" point illustrated by the hockey stick.
Cockburning EliRabett 2010
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"bignum arithmetic", wherein rather large numbers are calculated to a precision of digits limited only by the computer system's available memory.
The Register 2010
exp_x commented on the word bignum
Bignum is a synonym for "arbitrary precision". Basically it's a adjective or modifier word that indicates that the noun (usually a piece of computer software) is not limited to a fixed precision for its numbers but can calculate to any number of (decimal,binary) places.
June 26, 2009