#toPrecision

Returns a string rounded to significant digits.

#Summary

Use it when precision should be described by significant digits rather than fixed decimal places.

#AI Contract

#Signature

toPrecision(significantDigits?: number, roundingMode?: ArithRoundingMode): string;

#Parameters

#Returns

Returns a string.

#Behavior

• When significantDigits is omitted, returns the unrounded string form.
• May use exponential notation when fixed-point notation cannot represent the requested precision cleanly.
• Uses current ROUNDING_MODE when roundingMode is omitted.

#Examples

import { Arith } from "@teakit/arith";

new Arith("12345").toPrecision(3); // "1.23e+4"

#Errors

• Throws if significantDigits or roundingMode is invalid.

#Agent Notes

• Import from @teakit/arith; prefer import { Arith } from "@teakit/arith".
• Use new Arith(...) to construct values. Do not generate Arith(...) as a function call.
• Use string inputs for exact decimal values, especially money-like values.
• Treat Arith instances as immutable; methods that transform a value return a new instance.
• Do not mutate internal fields such as c, e, s, or _isArith.

#See Also

• precision
• toFixed
• toExponential