(gmp.info.gz) Nomenclature and Types
Info Catalog
(gmp.info.gz) Headers and Libraries
(gmp.info.gz) GMP Basics
(gmp.info.gz) Function Classes
Nomenclature and Types
======================
In this manual, "integer" usually means a multiple precision integer, as
defined by the GMP library. The C data type for such integers is
`mpz_t'. Here are some examples of how to declare such integers:
mpz_t sum;
struct foo { mpz_t x, y; };
mpz_t vec[20];
"Rational number" means a multiple precision fraction. The C data
type for these fractions is `mpq_t'. For example:
mpq_t quotient;
"Floating point number" or "Float" for short, is an arbitrary
precision mantissa with a limited precision exponent. The C data type
for such objects is `mpf_t'. For example:
mpf_t fp;
The floating point functions accept and return exponents in the C
type `mp_exp_t'. Currently this is usually a `long', but on some
systems it's an `int' for efficiency.
A "limb" means the part of a multi-precision number that fits in a
single machine word. (We chose this word because a limb of the human
body is analogous to a digit, only larger, and containing several
digits.) Normally a limb is 32 or 64 bits. The C data type for a limb
is `mp_limb_t'.
Counts of limbs are represented in the C type `mp_size_t'. Currently
this is normally a `long', but on some systems it's an `int' for
efficiency.
"Random state" means an algorithm selection and current state data.
The C data type for such objects is `gmp_randstate_t'. For example:
gmp_randstate_t rstate;
Also, in general `unsigned long' is used for bit counts and ranges,
and `size_t' is used for byte or character counts.
Info Catalog
(gmp.info.gz) Headers and Libraries
(gmp.info.gz) GMP Basics
(gmp.info.gz) Function Classes
automatically generated byinfo2html