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decimal64 fits well to replace binary64 format in applications where 'small deviations' are unwanted and speed isn't extremely crucial. In contrast to the binaryxxx data formats the decimalxxx formats provide exact representation of decimal fractions, exact calculations with them and enable human common 'ties away from zero' rounding (in some range, to some precision, to some degree).
For example, the purchasing power of a pound in 2006 was slightly more than that of 10p in 1971; conversely, the purchasing power of a pound in 1971 was slightly less than that of £10 in 2006. The hypothetical "shopping basket" of goods and services that cost £10 in 1971 would cost £98.04 in 2006 (and £163.40 in 2022).
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (), god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods.
As a percentage of all US adults, 3.1% identify as bisexual, 1.4% as gay, 0.7% as lesbian, and 0.6% as transgender. [ 63 ] According to a 2021 report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), "at least 20 million adults in the United States could be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people."
In the following table, for each country/territory, IMF figures shows government's revenue, expenditure, and net lending (+)/ borrowing (-) as percentage of GDP and in current USD, calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. [3] Sorting is alphabetical by country code, according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.
Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. [1] [2] Modern science is typically divided into two or three major branches: [3] the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; and the behavioural sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology ...