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instance method

Float#to_d

float.to_d → bigdecimal
float.to_d(precision) → bigdecimal

Returns the value of float as a BigDecimal. The precision parameter is used to determine the number of significant digits for the result (the default is Float::DIG).

Example
require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'

0.5.to_d         # => 0.5e0
1.234.to_d(2)    # => 0.12e1

See also BigDecimal::new.

See also #round #to_f #rationalize #to_i also in 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1