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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!-- $Revision$ -->
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<!-- Purpose: mathcrypto.math -->
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<!-- Membership: core -->
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<book xml:id="book.math" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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<?phpdoc extension-membership="core" ?>
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<title>Mathematical Functions</title>
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<titleabbrev>Math</titleabbrev>
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&reftitle.intro;
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<para>
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These math functions will only handle values within the range of
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the <type>integer</type> and <type>float</type> types on your computer
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(this corresponds currently to the C types long resp. double).
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If you need to handle bigger numbers, take a look at the <link
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linkend="book.bc">arbitrary precision math functions</link>.
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the <type>int</type> and <type>float</type> types.
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To handle larger numbers, take a look at the
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<link linkend="book.bc">arbitrary precision math</link> or
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<link linkend="book.gmp">GNU Multiple Precision functions</link> functions.
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</para>
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<simpara>
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See also the manual page on
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<link linkend="language.operators.arithmetic">arithmetic
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operators</link>.
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</simpara>
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<section>
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&reftitle.seealso;
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<para>
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<simplelist>
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<member>
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<link linkend="language.operators.arithmetic">arithmetic operators</link>
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</member>
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<member>
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<link linkend="book.bc">Arbitrary precision math functions</link>
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</member>
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<member>
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<link linkend="book.gmp">GNU Multiple Precision functions</link>
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</member>
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</simplelist>
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</para>
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</section>
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</preface>
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<!-- }}} -->
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