[R] About the multiprecision computing package in R

[J C Nash]

As I understand things, OpenBLAS will improve the performance of computations on regular IEEE 754 formats.

I use Rmpfr for much longer numbers, e.g., 50 decimal digits, which -- depending on scale of numbers in a
vector -- can mean one needs approximately 100 decimals to accumulate the dot product. As I indicated, I
have not been able to verify the internals. Probably I'll have to dig. However, for the moment I'm using
David Smith's FM-Fortran, which offers a dot product function which does appear to do this.

JN

On 2020-03-14 4:17 p.m., Erin Hodgess wrote:
> Are you using a PC, please?  You may want to consider installing OpenBLAS.  It’s a bit tricky but worth the time/effort.
> 
> Thanks,
> Erin
> 
> 
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 2:10 PM J C Nash <profjcnash using gmail.com <mailto:profjcnash using gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Rmpfr does "support" matrix algebra, but I have been trying for some
>     time to determine if it computes "double" precision (i.e., double the
>     set level of precision) inner products. I suspect that it does NOT,
>     which is unfortunate. However, I would be happy to be wrong about
>     this.
> 
>     JN
> 
>     On 2020-03-14 3:41 p.m., Bert Gunter wrote:
>     > Read its documentation yourself and unless you have good reason not to,
>     > always cc the list (which I have done here).
>     >
>     >
>     > Bert Gunter
>     >
>     > "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
>     > sticking things into it."
>     > -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>     >
>     >
>     > On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 12:28 PM 林伟璐 <13917987541 using 163.com <mailto:13917987541 using 163.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> Thanks. Does it support matrix algebra?
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> 林伟璐
>     >> 邮箱：13917987541 using 163.com <mailto:13917987541 using 163.com>
>     >>
>     >>
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>     >> On 03/15/2020 03:18, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com <mailto:bgunter.4567 using gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >> Use google instead, as I recommended. If that's impossible in China, you
>     >> should state that and what you tried (Baidu) in your query.
>     >>
>     >> You'll get the Rmpfr package.
>     >>
>     >> Bert Gunter
>     >>
>     >> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
>     >> sticking things into it."
>     >> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 11:48 AM 林伟璐 <13917987541 using 163.com <mailto:13917987541 using 163.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> Thanks, I tried Baidu but get nothing
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> 林伟璐
>     >>> 邮箱：13917987541 using 163.com <mailto:13917987541 using 163.com>
>     >>>
>     >>>
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>     >>> On 03/15/2020 02:44, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com <mailto:bgunter.4567 using gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>> Here's a novel idea:
>     >>> Do a google search on "multiprecision computing package R" for an answer.
>     >>>
>     >>> Bert Gunter
>     >>>
>     >>> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
>     >>> and sticking things into it."
>     >>> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:36 AM 林伟璐 <13917987541 using 163.com <mailto:13917987541 using 163.com>> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>>> Dear all
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>> I need a multiprecision computing package in R, if anyone in the list
>     >>>> knows, please let me known...
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Many thanks
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Weilu Lin
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