jdk/src/share/classes/java/math/package-info.java
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6378503: In java.math.BigDecimal, division by one returns zero 6446965: Using BigDecimal.divideToIntegralValue with extreme scales can lead to an incorrect result Summary: Fix overflow of ints and ensure appropriate values passed to checkScaleNonZero() Reviewed-by: darcy, martin Contributed-by: Brian Burkhalter <brian.burkhalter@oracle.com>
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/*
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/**
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 * Provides classes for performing arbitrary-precision integer
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 * arithmetic ({@code BigInteger}) and arbitrary-precision decimal
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 * arithmetic ({@code BigDecimal}).  {@code BigInteger} is analogous
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 * to the primitive integer types except that it provides arbitrary
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 * precision, hence operations on {@code BigInteger}s do not overflow
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 * or lose precision.  In addition to standard arithmetic operations,
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 * {@code BigInteger} provides modular arithmetic, GCD calculation,
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 * primality testing, prime generation, bit manipulation, and a few
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 * other miscellaneous operations.
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 *
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 * {@code BigDecimal} provides arbitrary-precision signed decimal
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 * numbers suitable for currency calculations and the like.  {@code
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 * BigDecimal} gives the user complete control over rounding behavior,
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 * allowing the user to choose from a comprehensive set of eight
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 * rounding modes.
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 *
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 * @since JDK1.1
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 */
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package java.math;