# OCaml needs an arbitrary-precision decimal type

**URL:** <https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ocaml-needs-an-arbitrary-precision-decimal-type/6735>\
**Category:** Ecosystem\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ocaml-needs-an-arbitrary-precision-decimal-type/6735 "2020-11-09T21:41:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yaron\_Minsky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ocaml.org/yaron_minsky/32/11_2.png) [@Yaron\_Minsky](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/Yaron_Minsky)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ocaml-needs-an-arbitrary-precision-decimal-type/6735/6 "2020-11-20T17:23:35Z")

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Our Bigdecimal library is now live:

> **[janestreet/bigdecimal](https://github.com/janestreet/bigdecimal)**
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> Arbitrary-precision decimal based on Zarith. Contribute to janestreet/bigdecimal development by creating an account on GitHub.

It won’t be in the ordinary Opam repo until our next stable release, which is scheduled for early 2021.

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