--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Create a new BigDecimal object.
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "initial:"
    body: The initial value, as a String. Spaces are ignored, unrecognized characters terminate the value.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "digits:"
    body: The number of significant digits, as a Fixnum. If omitted or 0, the number of significant digits is determined from the initial value.
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The actual number of significant digits used in computation is usually larger than the specified number.
full_name: BigDecimal::new
is_singleton: true
name: new
params: |
  new(initial, digits)

visibility: public