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places - return number of "decimal" places in a fractional part
SYNOPSIS
places(x [,b])
TYPES
x real
b integer >= 2, defaults to 10
return integer
DESCRIPTION
Returns the least non-negative integer n for which b^n * x is an
integer, or -1 if there is no such integer.
places(x,b) = 0 if and only if x is an integer.
If omitted, b is assumed to be 10. If given, b must be an
integer > 1.
places(x,b) = n > 0 if and only if the fractional part of abs(x)
has a finite base-b "decimal" representation with n digits of which
the last digit is nonzero. This occurs if and only if every prime
factor of den(x) is a factor of b.
EXAMPLE
; print places(3), places(0.0123), places(3.70), places(1e-10), places(3/7)
0 4 1 10 -1
; print places(0.0123, 2), places(.625, 2), places(.625, 8)
-1 3 1
LIMITS
b > 1
LINK LIBRARY
long qplaces(NUMBER *q, ZVALUE base)
SEE ALSO
digit, digits
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