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setPrecision

Synopsis

Description

i1 : setPrecision 200

o1 = 100
i2 : x = sqrt toRRR 2

o2 = .141421356237309504880168872420969807856967187537694807317667973799073*
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     10^1

o2 : RRR
i3 : precision x

o3 = 224
i4 : x^2-2

o4 = .-370920615068742138573173526154763951336756477875779100245303905891758*
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     10^-67

o4 : RRR

Caveat

this routine is provisional, and may be replaced