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 Arbitrary-precision fixed-point decimal numbers in go.
 
-NOTE: can "only" represent numbers with a maximum of 2^31 digits after the decmial point.
+NOTE: can "only" represent numbers with a maximum of 2^31 digits after the decimal point.
 
 ## Features