Pnic Is Complete

07/17/2022

For Update 0 Revision 2, we introduce Pnic's new division algorithm that is independent of Bash's arithmetic features. This algorithm eliminates the rounding errors of the old and allows an infinite precision, at the cost of runtime. It is based on repeated subtractions, which is possibly the worst method for division--besides guessing--but by conditionally-padding both the divisor and divident with zeros, we improved both the runtime and precision.

Alongside this news: we revised KESIMATE to use this algorithm, kept the option to use the old algorithm for those who rely on its quirks, and completed much of the documentation.

Pnic's main goal is to perform the four arithmetic operations by string manipulations and lookup tables, and this new algorithm completes it. Now, there is much more in the field of mathematics outside of these operators, and there are many more platforms outside of Bash. We would be glad to expand Pnic in such ways as we see fit.