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nokcha
8y ago
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IEEE 128-bit decimal can handle a precision of 34 significant figures (decimal digits). You can store a million times the world GDP (1e6 * US$75.59 trillion) accurate to picodollars. How much more precision do you need?
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smitherfield
8y ago
And before someone says "hyperinflation," you could also store world GDP in nano-Zimbabwean dollars (with 1 USD = 6.69e11 ZWL).
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