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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26/**
27 * Provides classes for performing arbitrary-precision integer
28 * arithmetic ({@code BigInteger}) and arbitrary-precision decimal
29 * arithmetic ({@code BigDecimal}). {@code BigInteger} is analogous
30 * to the primitive integer types except that it provides arbitrary
31 * precision, hence operations on {@code BigInteger}s do not overflow
32 * or lose precision. In addition to standard arithmetic operations,
33 * {@code BigInteger} provides modular arithmetic, GCD calculation,
34 * primality testing, prime generation, bit manipulation, and a few
35 * other miscellaneous operations.
36 *
37 * {@code BigDecimal} provides arbitrary-precision signed decimal
38 * numbers suitable for currency calculations and the like. {@code
39 * BigDecimal} gives the user complete control over rounding behavior,
40 * allowing the user to choose from a comprehensive set of eight
41 * rounding modes.
42 *
43 * @since JDK1.1
44 */
45package java.math;