ArbitraryNumber.java

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package org.jbasics.math.arbitrary;

public interface ArbitraryNumber {

	// converting

	Number toNumber();

	// Value checks

	int signum();

	boolean isNegativ();

	boolean isPositiv();

	boolean isZero();

	// Unary operations

	ArbitraryNumber abs();

	ArbitraryNumber negate();

	ArbitraryNumber reciprocal();

	ArbitraryNumber square();

	ArbitraryNumber increment();

	ArbitraryNumber decrement();

	// Binary integer operations

	ArbitraryNumber add(ArbitraryInteger summand);

	ArbitraryNumber subtract(ArbitraryInteger subtrahend);

	ArbitraryNumber multiply(ArbitraryInteger factor);

	ArbitraryNumber divide(ArbitraryInteger divisor);

	// Binary rational operations

	ArbitraryNumber add(ArbitraryRational summand);

	ArbitraryNumber subtract(ArbitraryRational subtrahend);

	ArbitraryNumber multiply(ArbitraryRational factor);

	ArbitraryNumber divide(ArbitraryRational divisor);
}