mpfr
brew install mpfr
v4.2.2
LGPL-3.0-or-later
C library for arbitrary-precision floating-point arithmetic with correct rounding.
Why you might care
MPFR provides high-precision decimal and scientific computation beyond what standard float/double offers, essential for numerical code that demands accuracy. It's a core build/runtime dependency for GCC, GNU Octave, and mathematical software; you typically don't use it directly unless building math libraries or scientific applications that need guaranteed precision guarantees.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://www.mpfr.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/m/mpfr.rb
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