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@@ -30,32 +30,36 @@ This library also adds the trigonometric functions, among others, and supports n
which makes it a significantly larger library than *bignumber.js* and the even smaller
[big.js](https://github.com/MikeMcl/big.js/).
For a lighter version of this library without the trigonometric functions see the
[v4.x.x](https://github.com/MikeMcl/decimal.js/tree/v4.x.x) branch where version 4 continues to be supported, or better, see [decimal.js-light](https://github.com/MikeMcl/decimal.js-light/), which is lighter still.
For a lighter version of this library without the trigonometric functions see [decimal.js-light](https://github.com/MikeMcl/decimal.js-light/).
## Load
The library is the single JavaScript file *decimal.js* (or minified, *decimal.min.js*, or *decimal.mjs* if ES6 modules are supported).
The library is the single JavaScript file *decimal.js* (or minified, *decimal.min.js*).
It can be loaded using a script tag in an HTML document for the browser
Browser:
```html
<script src='path/to/decimal.js'></script>
```
or as a [Node.js](http://nodejs.org) module using `require`.
[Node.js](http://nodejs.org):
```bash
$ npm install --save decimal.js
```
```js
var Decimal = require('decimal.js');
```
For Node, the library is available from the [npm](https://npmjs.org/) registry
ES6 module (*decimal.mjs*):
```bash
$ npm install decimal.js
```js
//import Decimal from 'decimal.js';
import {Decimal} from 'decimal.js';
```
To load with AMD loader libraries such as [requireJS](http://requirejs.org/):
AMD loader libraries such as [requireJS](http://requirejs.org/):
```js
require(['decimal'], function(Decimal) {
@@ -163,13 +167,13 @@ applies to all Decimal numbers created from it.
Decimal.set({ precision: 5, rounding: 4 })
// Create another Decimal constructor, optionally passing in a configuration object
Decimal10 = Decimal.clone({ precision: 10, rounding: 1 })
Decimal9 = Decimal.clone({ precision: 9, rounding: 1 })
x = new Decimal(5)
y = new Decimal10(5)
y = new Decimal9(5)
x.div(3) // '1.6667'
y.div(3) // '1.666666666'
y.div(3) // '1.66666666'
```
The value of a Decimal is stored in a floating point format in terms of its digits, exponent and sign.