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gmp_float

#include <boost/multiprecision/gmp.hpp>

namespace boost{ namespace multiprecision{

template <unsigned Digits10>
class gmp_float;

typedef number<gmp_float<50> >    mpf_float_50;
typedef number<gmp_float<100> >   mpf_float_100;
typedef number<gmp_float<500> >   mpf_float_500;
typedef number<gmp_float<1000> >  mpf_float_1000;
typedef number<gmp_float<0> >     mpf_float;

}} // namespaces

The gmp_float back-end is used in conjunction with number : it acts as a thin wrapper around the GMP mpf_t to provide an real-number type that is a drop-in replacement for the native C++ floating-point types, but with much greater precision.

Type gmp_float can be used at fixed precision by specifying a non-zero Digits10 template parameter, or at variable precision by setting the template argument to zero. The typedefs mpf_float_50, mpf_float_100, mpf_float_500, mpf_float_1000 provide arithmetic types at 50, 100, 500 and 1000 decimal digits precision respectively. The typedef mpf_float provides a variable precision type whose precision can be controlled via the numbers member functions.

[Note] Note

This type only provides standard library and numeric_limits support when the precision is fixed at compile time.

As well as the usual conversions from arithmetic and string types, instances of number<mpf_float<N> > are copy constructible and assignable from:

It's also possible to access the underlying mpf_t via the data() member function of gmp_float.

Things you should know when using this type:

GMP example:
#include <boost/multiprecision/gmp.hpp>
#include <boost/math/special_functions/gamma.hpp>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
   using namespace boost::multiprecision;

   // Operations at variable precision and limited standard library support:
   mpf_float a = 2;
   mpf_float::default_precision(1000);
   std::cout << mpf_float::default_precision() << std::endl;
   std::cout << sqrt(a) << std::endl; // print root-2

   // Operations at fixed precision and full standard library support:
   mpf_float_100 b = 2;
   std::cout << std::numeric_limits<mpf_float_100>::digits << std::endl;
   // We can use any C++ std lib function:
   std::cout << log(b) << std::endl; // print log(2)
   // We can also use any function from Boost.Math:
   std::cout << boost::math::tgamma(b) << std::endl;
   // These even work when the argument is an expression template:
   std::cout << boost::math::tgamma(b * b) << std::endl;

   // Access the underlying representation:
   mpf_t f;
   mpf_init(f);
   mpf_set(f, a.backend().data());
   mpf_clear(f);
   return 0;
}

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