08-18-2022, 05:20 PM
Between string math and pi, you've created some real rabbit-hole posts. I've been opening WAY too many browser tabs lately, and am having trouble deciding to close them. I've become a tab hoarder.
Anyway, I'll just leave a couple of those tabs here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary-...arithmetic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_algorithm
My own (very) early experiments with high-precision math pretty much stayed in the double-precision range, using elementary textbook methods. I never tried anything fancy. Of course, those were the pre-internet days and my local & school libraries were somewhat limited....
Anyway, I'll just leave a couple of those tabs here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary-...arithmetic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_algorithm
My own (very) early experiments with high-precision math pretty much stayed in the double-precision range, using elementary textbook methods. I never tried anything fancy. Of course, those were the pre-internet days and my local & school libraries were somewhat limited....