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+package decimal
+
+// Float returns the decimal value as a float64
+// float is a helper function for float64() and doesnot return bool exact
+func (d Decimal) Float() float64 {
+	f, _ := d.Float64()
+	return f
+}
+
+// NotEqual returns true when d is not equal to d2
+func (d Decimal) NotEqual(d2 Decimal) bool {
+	return !d.Equal(d2)
+}
+
+// Max returns the maximum value between d and d2
+func (d Decimal) Max(d2 Decimal) Decimal {
+	return Max(d, d2)
+}
+
+// Min returns the minimum value between d and d2
+func (d Decimal) Min(d2 Decimal) Decimal {
+	return Min(d, d2)
+}
+
+//NewFromInt returns a decimal with the value of int v
+func NewFromInt(v int) Decimal {
+	return New(int64(v), 0)
+}
+
+//NewFromInt32 returns a decimal with the value of int v
+func NewFromInt32(v int) Decimal {
+	return New(int64(v), 0)
+}
+
+//NewFromInt64 returns a decimal with the value of int v
+func NewFromInt64(v int64) Decimal {
+	return New(v, 0)
+}