brob-class

.cPair,ANY,ANY-method

.cPair,brob,brob-method

.cPair,brob,ANY-method

.cPair,brob,complex-method

.cPair,ANY,brob-method

.cPair,complex,brob-method

getP,brob-method

getX,brob-method

sign&lt;-,brob-method

The formal S4 class for Brobdingnagian numbers

classes

Very large numbers in R.  Real numbers are held
using their natural logarithms, plus a logical flag indicating
sign.  Functionality for complex numbers is also provided.  The
package includes a vignette that gives a step-by-step
introduction to using S4 methods.

Robin K S Hankin

Brobdingnag

Very Large Numbers in R

brob-class function

Objects can be created by calls of the form <code>new("brob",
 ...)</code> but this is not encouraged. Use functions <code>brob()</code> and,
especially, <code>as.brob()</code> instead.

Objects from the Class

<dl>
 <dt><code>x</code>:</dt>
<dd>Object of class <code>"numeric"</code> holding the log
 of the absolute value of the number to be represented</dd> <dt><code>positive</code>:</dt>
<dd>Object of class <code>"logical"</code> indicating
 whether the number is positive (see Note, below)</dd> 
</dl>

Slots

Class <code>"swift"</code>, directly.

Extends

Author

Class &#8220;brob&#8221; — brob-class

<dl>
 <dt><code>x</code>:</dt>
<dd>Object of class <code>"numeric"</code> holding the log
 of the absolute value of the number to be represented</dd>

 <dt><code>positive</code>:</dt>
<dd>Object of class <code>"logical"</code> indicating
 whether the number is positive (see Note, below)</dd>

 
</dl>

brob-class: Class “brob”

Description

Arguments

Objects from the Class

Slots

Extends

Author

See Also

Examples