Pre-set Precision
In some languages such as REXX the precision of all calculations must be set before doing a calculation. Other languages, such as Python and Ruby extend the precision automatically to prevent overflow.
Read more about this topic: Arbitrary-precision Arithmetic
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“Women on trains
have a life
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the precision of days flashing past”
—Audre Lorde (1934–1992)