PostgreSQL Multiple Precision Arithmetic 1.0.0

Also known as pgmp, the module adds the types mpz (arbitrary size integers) and mpq (arbitrary precision rationals) to the PostgreSQL database core.

Here are some key features of "PostgreSQL Multiple Precision Arithmetic":

· Higher performance arithmetic on integers respect to the decimal data type, using numbers only limited by the 1GB varlena maximum size;
· A rational data type for absolute precision storage and arithmetic;
· The use of specialized functions to deal with prime numbers, random numbers, factorization directly into the database.

Requirements:

· PostgreSQL 8.4 or higher