It's hard to tell what you would like explained. Maxima can handle some
pretty large numbers in the thousands of digits without approximation (even
though some of the digits may be hidden if the display2d option is set to
true). On the other hand, converting float or bigfloat numbers to rationals
(with rationalize()) can sometimes lead to unexpected results because they
do not have terminating binary representations. In such cases, the closeness
of the resulting rational number depends on the accuracy set by the fpprec
option. I probably am not the best person to ask because I am neither a
developer nor a long-time user, but I have learned a few things.
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 19:33, Chris Nassar <chris.nassar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a document explaining Maxima's exact rational numbers? I'd be
> interested in the limitations and implementation.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
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