# Change default precision

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-default-precision/6520>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [October 18, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-default-precision/6520 "2017-10-18T09:26:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![greg\_plowman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/greg_plowman/32/8100_2.png) [@greg\_plowman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/greg_plowman)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-default-precision/6520/52 "2017-10-25T20:42:18Z")

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Cross-referencing a nice use for this: [Performing arithmetic operations in quadruple precision - #14 by greg\_plowman](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/performing-arithmetic-operations-in-quadruple-precision/4265/14)

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