History of Bignum

	Revision 4 . . December 17, 2001 8:32 am by The ansible [fix link]
	Revision 3 . . December 14, 2001 10:21 am by AxelBoldt [+Java]
	Revision 2 . . December 14, 2001 10:11 am by Taw [libGMP, ruby, python]
	Revision 1 . . December 14, 2001 10:01 am by N8chz

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A bignum system in a computer or program allows internal representation of arbitrarily large integers or arbitrarily precise rational numbers, by storing numbers as digit lists which can grow using dynamically allocated memory. First implemented in MacLISP?, it is implemented in most modern lisps and in many other languages (Java, Ruby, Python). The VAX/VMS operating system offered bignum facilities as a collection of [string functions]?. The [GNU Multi-Precision Library]?

A bignum system in a computer or program allows internal representation of arbitrarily large integers or arbitrarily precise rational numbers, by storing numbers as digit lists which can grow using dynamically allocated memory. First implemented in MacLISP?, it is implemented in most modern lisps and in many other languages (Java, Ruby, Python). The VAX/VMS operating system offered bignum facilities as a collection of [string functions]?. The [GNU Multi-Precision Library]?