Boost.Decimal: A C++14 Library for Decimal Floating Point Arithmetic

The Journal of Open Source Software 2026 Open access

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Authors: Matt Borland, Christopher Kormanyos
DOI: 10.21105/joss.10345
Cited by: 1
References: 3

Abstract

Boost.Decimal is a header-only, C++14 implementation of IEEE 754 decimal floating-point arithmetic types (decimal32_t, decimal64_t and decimal128_t), integrating seamlessly with the C++ Standard Template Library and other Boost Libraries (Boost Authors, 2025).The library is available at https://github.com/boostorg/decimal,and in the Boost distribution with most standard package managers starting from version 1.91.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Numerical Methods and Algorithms Polynomial and algebraic computation Cryptography and Residue Arithmetic

Publication details

Journal / source
The Journal of Open Source Software
Publisher
The Open Journal
Volume
11
Issue
124
Pages
10345–10345
Publication date
12 August 2026