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<div><h1>InexactNumber</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><p>This type of number is intended to serve as a parent class for those types of numbers that are inexactly represented in the computer.</p>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>Types of inexact number :</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="___C__C.html" title="the class of all complex numbers">CC</a> -- the class of all complex numbers</span></li>
<li><span><a href="___R__R.html" title="the class of all real numbers">RR</a> -- the class of all real numbers</span></li>
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<h2>Methods that use an inexact number :</h2>
<ul><li><span>Constant * InexactNumber, see <span><a href="__st.html" title="a binary operator, usually used for multiplication">*</a> -- a binary operator, usually used for multiplication</span></span></li>
<li><span>InexactNumber * Constant, see <span><a href="__st.html" title="a binary operator, usually used for multiplication">*</a> -- a binary operator, usually used for multiplication</span></span></li>
<li><span>Constant + InexactNumber, see <span><a href="__pl.html" title="a unary or binary operator, usually used for addition">+</a> -- a unary or binary operator, usually used for addition</span></span></li>
<li><span>InexactNumber + Constant, see <span><a href="__pl.html" title="a unary or binary operator, usually used for addition">+</a> -- a unary or binary operator, usually used for addition</span></span></li>
<li><span>Constant - InexactNumber, see <span><a href="_-.html" title="a unary or binary operator, usually used for negation or subtraction">-</a> -- a unary or binary operator, usually used for negation or subtraction</span></span></li>
<li><span>InexactNumber - Constant, see <span><a href="_-.html" title="a unary or binary operator, usually used for negation or subtraction">-</a> -- a unary or binary operator, usually used for negation or subtraction</span></span></li>
<li><span>Constant / InexactNumber, see <span><a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span></span></li>
<li><span>Constant == InexactNumber, see <span><a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span></span></li>
<li><span>Constant ^ InexactNumber, see <span><a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span></span></li>
<li><span>InexactNumber / Constant, see <span><a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span></span></li>
<li><span>InexactNumber == Constant, see <span><a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span></span></li>
<li><span>InexactNumber ^ Constant, see <span><a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span></span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber % RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (%,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber * RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (*,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber + RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (+,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber - RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (-,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber / RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (/,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber // RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (//,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>InexactNumber == RingElement</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (==,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span>precision(InexactNumber), see <span><a href="_precision.html" title="">precision</a></span></span></li>
<li><span><tt>quotientRemainder(InexactNumber,RingElement)</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (quotientRemainder,InexactNumber,RingElement) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>quotientRemainder(RingElement,InexactNumber)</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (quotientRemainder,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement % InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (%,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement * InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (*,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement + InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (+,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement - InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (-,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement / InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (/,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement // InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (//,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
<li><span><tt>RingElement == InexactNumber</tt> (missing documentation<!-- tag: (==,RingElement,InexactNumber) -->)</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>For the programmer</h2>
<p>The object <a href="___Inexact__Number.html" title="">InexactNumber</a> is <span>a <a href="___Type.html">type</a></span>, with ancestor classes <a href="___Number.html" title="the class of all numbers">Number</a> < <a href="___Thing.html" title="the class of all things">Thing</a>.</p>
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