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# Statement of need
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In the 2008 revision of IEEE 754 [@IEEE754:2008], decimal floating-point arithmetic was standardized.
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These types are critical in applications where decimal numbers must be represented exactly, such as financial software.
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These types are critical in applications where decimal numbers must be represented exactly, such as financial software[@Cowlishaw:2003].
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Binary floating-point representations cannot precisely store common decimal values like 0.1, leading to subtle rounding errors that accumulate over repeated calculations.
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In accounting systems, this can result in discrepancies that violate regulatory requirements or erode user trust.
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Prior to Boost.Decimal, no cross-platform C++ library provided IEEE 754 decimal arithmetic or the associated types.
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