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| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm b/gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm index 8547abeb3a..3d899941be 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm @@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ precision and correctly rounds the results.") ("mpfr" ,mpfr))) (synopsis "C library for arbitrary-precision interval arithmetic") (description - "@dfn{MPFI} (Multiple Precision Floating-point Interval) is a portable C + "@acronym{MPFI, Multiple Precision Floating-point Interval} is a portable C library for arbitrary-precision interval arithmetic, with intervals represented -using MPFR reliable floating-point numbers. It's based on the @dfn{GMP} (GNU -Multiple Precision Arithmetic) and GNU@tie{}@dfn{MPFR} (Multiple Precision -Floating-Point Reliably) libraries. +using MPFR reliable floating-point numbers. It's based on the @acronym{GMP, GNU +Multiple Precision Arithmetic} and GNU@tie{}@acronym{MPFR, Multiple Precision +Floating-Point Reliably} libraries. The purpose of arbitrary-precision interval arithmetic is to get results that are both guaranteed, thanks to interval computation, and accurate, thanks to |