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Re: Multi-precision (was...Please give me advice)



On 2010-10-15 16:25:42 +0200, Arnold Neumaier wrote:
> But I thought the discussion was about whether a multiprecision arithmetic
> could be the _only_ supported interval type.
> Then one _must_ use it for ranges; so it must support ranges well.

One could have two conforming implementations: one with mid-rad
and one with inf-sup. A user who wouldn't need ranges could use
the mid-rad one only.

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