Thanks. I've changed it in the README to say 4.

On 28 March 2014 21:34, Dann Corbit <dcor...@connx.com> wrote:

>                         OVERVIEW OF MPIR
>
>
>
> There are five classes of functions in MPIR.
>
>
>
> 1. Signed integer arithmetic functions (mpz).  These functions are intended
>
>     to be easy to use, with their regular interface.  The associated type
> is
>
>     `mpz_t'.
>
>
>
> 2. Rational arithmetic functions (mpq).  For now, just a small set of
>
>     functions necessary for basic rational arithmetics.  The associated
> type
>
>     is `mpq_t'.
>
>
>
> 3. Floating-point arithmetic functions (mpf).  If the C type `double'
>
>     doesn't give enough precision for your application, declare your
>
>     variables as `mpf_t' instead, set the precision to any number desired,
>
>     and call the functions in the mpf class for the arithmetic operations.
>
>
>
> 4. Positive-integer, hard-to-use, very low overhead functions are in the
>
>     mpn class.  No memory management is performed.  The caller must ensure
>
>     enough space is available for the results.  The set of functions is not
>
>     regular, nor is the calling interface.  These functions accept input
>
>     arguments in the form of pairs consisting of a pointer to the least
>
>     significant word, and an integral size telling how many limbs (= words)
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>     the pointer points to.
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>
>
>     Almost all calculations, in the entire package, are made by calling
> these
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>     low-level functions.
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>
>
> For more information on how to use MPIR, please refer to the documentation.
>
> It is composed from the file mpir.texi, and can be displayed on the screen
> or
>
> printed.  How to do that, as well how to build the library, is described in
>
> the INSTALL file in this directory.
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>
>
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