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The bignumber.js package is a JavaScript library for arbitrary-precision decimal and non-decimal arithmetic. It allows for high-precision calculations that are necessary when dealing with very large or very small numbers that cannot be accurately represented with JavaScript's native Number type.
Arithmetic Operations
Perform precise arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
"use strict"; const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js'); let x = new BigNumber(123.4567); let y = new BigNumber('123456.7e-3'); let z = x.plus(y); console.log(z.toString()); // '246.9134'
Chaining Methods
Allows for method chaining to perform multiple operations sequentially on a BigNumber instance.
"use strict"; const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js'); let result = new BigNumber('111.1111111').plus('0.0000001').times('3').sqrt().toPrecision(10); console.log(result); // '1.732050808'
Comparison
Compare two BigNumber instances to determine the relational state.
"use strict"; const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js'); let a = new BigNumber('2'); let b = new BigNumber('3'); console.log(a.isLessThan(b)); // true
Rounding
Round a BigNumber to a specified number of decimal places.
"use strict"; const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js'); let number = new BigNumber('123.4567'); let rounded = number.toFixed(2); console.log(rounded); // '123.46'
Conversion
Convert a BigNumber to a different base or to a string representation.
"use strict"; const BigNumber = require('bignumber.js'); let number = new BigNumber('123456.789e-3'); let inBase10 = number.toString(10); console.log(inBase10); // '123.456789'
Similar to bignumber.js, decimal.js is a library for arbitrary-precision Decimal arithmetic. It provides a similar API but focuses strictly on decimal numbers, whereas bignumber.js can handle non-decimal (base 2-36) numbers as well.
big.js is another arbitrary-precision arithmetic library. It is smaller and simpler than bignumber.js, but it does not include some of the more advanced features and functions that bignumber.js provides.
mathjs is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js, which includes functionality for arbitrary-precision arithmetic. It offers a wider range of mathematical functions and data types compared to bignumber.js, but it is also larger in size.
A JavaScript library for arbitrary-precision decimal and non-decimal arithmetic.
toExponential
, toFixed
, toPrecision
and toString
methods of JavaScript's Number typetoFraction
and a correctly-rounded squareRoot
methodIf a smaller and simpler library is required see big.js.
It's less than half the size but only works with decimal numbers and only has half the methods.
It also does not allow NaN
or Infinity
, or have the configuration options of this library.
See also decimal.js, which among other things adds support for non-integer powers, and performs all operations to a specified number of significant digits.
The library is the single JavaScript file bignumber.js (or minified, bignumber.min.js).
<script src='relative/path/to/bignumber.js'></script>
For Node.js or io.js, the library is available from the npm registry
$ npm install bignumber.js
var BigNumber = require('bignumber.js');
To load with AMD loader libraries such as requireJS:
require(['path/to/bignumber'], function(BigNumber) {
// Use BigNumber here in local scope. No global BigNumber.
});
In all examples below, var
, semicolons and toString
calls are not shown.
If a commented-out value is in quotes it means toString
has been called on the preceding expression.
The library exports a single function: BigNumber
, the constructor of BigNumber instances.
It accepts a value of type number (up to 15 significant digits only), string or BigNumber object,
x = new BigNumber(123.4567)
y = BigNumber('123456.7e-3')
z = new BigNumber(x)
x.equals(y) && y.equals(z) && x.equals(z) // true
and a base from 2 to 64 inclusive can be specified.
x = new BigNumber(1011, 2) // "11"
y = new BigNumber('zz.9', 36) // "1295.25"
z = x.plus(y) // "1306.25"
A BigNumber is immutable in the sense that it is not changed by its methods.
0.3 - 0.1 // 0.19999999999999998
x = new BigNumber(0.3)
x.minus(0.1) // "0.2"
x // "0.3"
The methods that return a BigNumber can be chained.
x.dividedBy(y).plus(z).times(9).floor()
x.times('1.23456780123456789e+9').plus(9876.5432321).dividedBy('4444562598.111772').ceil()
Many method names have a shorter alias.
x.squareRoot().dividedBy(y).toPower(3).equals(x.sqrt().div(y).pow(3)) // true
x.cmp(y.mod(z).neg()) == 1 && x.comparedTo(y.modulo(z).negated()) == 1 // true
Like JavaScript's number type, there are toExponential
, toFixed
and toPrecision
methods
x = new BigNumber(255.5)
x.toExponential(5) // "2.55500e+2"
x.toFixed(5) // "255.50000"
x.toPrecision(5) // "255.50"
x.toNumber() // 255.5
and a base can be specified for toString
.
x.toString(16) // "ff.8"
There is also a toFormat
method which may be useful for internationalisation
y = new BigNumber('1234567.898765')
y.toFormat(2) // "1,234,567.90"
The maximum number of decimal places of the result of an operation involving division (i.e. a division, square root, base conversion or negative power operation) is set using the config
method of the BigNumber
constructor.
The other arithmetic operations always give the exact result.
BigNumber.config({ DECIMAL_PLACES: 10, ROUNDING_MODE: 4 })
// Alternatively, BigNumber.config( 10, 4 );
x = new BigNumber(2);
y = new BigNumber(3);
z = x.div(y) // "0.6666666667"
z.sqrt() // "0.8164965809"
z.pow(-3) // "3.3749999995"
z.toString(2) // "0.1010101011"
z.times(z) // "0.44444444448888888889"
z.times(z).round(10) // "0.4444444445"
There is a toFraction
method with an optional maximum denominator argument
y = new BigNumber(355)
pi = y.dividedBy(113) // "3.1415929204"
pi.toFraction() // [ "7853982301", "2500000000" ]
pi.toFraction(1000) // [ "355", "113" ]
and isNaN
and isFinite
methods, as NaN
and Infinity
are valid BigNumber
values.
x = new BigNumber(NaN) // "NaN"
y = new BigNumber(Infinity) // "Infinity"
x.isNaN() && !y.isNaN() && !x.isFinite() && !y.isFinite() // true
The value of a BigNumber is stored in a decimal floating point format in terms of a coefficient, exponent and sign.
x = new BigNumber(-123.456);
x.c // [ 123, 45600000000000 ] coefficient (i.e. significand)
x.e // 2 exponent
x.s // -1 sign
Multiple BigNumber constructors can be created, each with their own independent configuration which applies to all BigNumber's created from it.
// Set DECIMAL_PLACES for the original BigNumber constructor
BigNumber.config({ DECIMAL_PLACES: 10 })
// Create another BigNumber constructor, optionally passing in a configuration object
BN = BigNumber.another({ DECIMAL_PLACES: 5 })
x = new BigNumber(1)
y = new BN(1)
x.div(3) // '0.3333333333'
y.div(3) // '0.33333'
For futher information see the API reference in the doc directory.
The test directory contains the test scripts for each method.
The tests can be run with Node or a browser. For Node use
$ npm test
or
$ node test/every-test
To test a single method, e.g.
$ node test/toFraction
For the browser, see every-test.html and single-test.html in the test/browser directory.
bignumber-vs-number.html enables some of the methods of bignumber.js to be compared with those of JavaScript's number type.
This is version 2.x.x of the library, for version 1.x.x see the tagged releases or switch to the 'original' branch. The advantages of version 2 are that it is considerably faster for numbers with many digits and that there are a some added methods (see Change Log below). The disadvantages are more lines of code and increased code complexity, and the loss of simplicity in no longer having the coefficient of a BigNumber stored in base 10. The 'original' version will continue to be supported.
See the README in the perf directory.
For Node, if uglify-js is installed
npm install uglify-js -g
then
npm run build
will create bignumber.min.js.
A source map will also be created in the doc directory.
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configuration property so cryptographically-secure pseudo-random number generation can be specified.MODULO_MODE
configuration property to enable the rounding mode used by the modulo
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A library for arbitrary-precision decimal and non-decimal arithmetic
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