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	A '''bignum''' system in a ] or program allows internal representation of arbitrarily large ]s or arbitrarily precise ]s. Numbers are typically stored as (ratios of) digit lists which can grow using dynamically allocated memory.

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	First implemented in ], bignum facilities are available in most modern ] and in many other languages (], ], ], ], ]). The ]/] ] offered bignum facilities as a collection of ]. The ]
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	is a free ] library that offers bignum features. All ]s contain bignum facilities.
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	Bignum systems often employ fast ]s.


	See also: ]s.

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