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Ruby Integer to_d() function with example

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The to_d function in Ruby converts the value of int as a BigDecimal.
Syntax: number.to_d Parameter: The function takes the integer which is to be converted to BigDecimal. Return Value: The function returns the BigDecimal value of int.
Example #1: Ruby
# Ruby program for to_d function 
 
require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'
 
# Initializing the number
num1 = 5
num2 = 10 ** 100 
num3 = 1678 
num4 = 189790
  
# Prints the int as big-decimal 
puts num1.to_d
puts num2.to_d
puts num3.to_d
puts num4.to_d
Output:
 0.5e1
0.1e101
0.1678e4
0.18979e6
Example #2: Ruby
# Ruby program for to_d function 
 
require 'bigdecimal'
require 'bigdecimal/util'
 
# Initializing the number
num1 = 5
num2 = 19**18
num3 = 2**45
num4 = 888
  
# Prints the int as big-decimal 
puts num1.to_d
puts num2.to_d
puts num3.to_d
puts num4.to_d
Output:
0.5e1
0.104127350297911241532841e24
0.35184372088832e14
0.888e3

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