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8266578: Disambiguate BigDecimal description of scale

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Reviewed-by: darcy, bpb
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Ignasi Marimon-Clos 2021-07-12 16:54:39 +00:00 • committed by Brian Burkhalter
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src/java.base/share/classes/java/math/BigDecimal.java
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@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ import java.util.Objects;
* Immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal numbers. A {@code * Immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal numbers. A {@code
* BigDecimal} consists of an arbitrary precision integer * BigDecimal} consists of an arbitrary precision integer
* <i>{@linkplain unscaledValue() unscaled value}</i> and a 32-bit * <i>{@linkplain unscaledValue() unscaled value}</i> and a 32-bit
* integer <i>{@linkplain scale() scale}</i>. If zero or positive, * integer <i>{@linkplain scale() scale}</i>. If the
* the scale is the number of digits to the right of the decimal * scale is zero or positive, the scale is the number of digits to
* point. If negative, the unscaled value of the number is multiplied * the right of the decimal point. If the scale is negative, the
* by ten to the power of the negation of the scale. The value of the * unscaled value of the number is multiplied by ten to the power of
* number represented by the {@code BigDecimal} is therefore * the negation of the scale. The value of the number represented by
* the {@code BigDecimal} is therefore
* <code>(unscaledValue &times; 10<sup>-scale</sup>)</code>. * <code>(unscaledValue &times; 10<sup>-scale</sup>)</code>.
* *
* <p>The {@code BigDecimal} class provides operations for * <p>The {@code BigDecimal} class provides operations for