>>The C++ code is already here - file #
9987. The maximum supported value is 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335 and it's more than enough for your case.
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>Yes, that's just the sort of thing I need - but it doesn't support exponentiation (nor a LOG function which I also need).
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>Thanks.
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>-Bob
Bob,
Why would anybody need exp() and log() with more than 15 significant digits?
I included these methods in my class just for fun, not believing that they were of any practical value.
Hilmar.
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