NAME
    digits - return number of "decimal" digits in an integral part

SYNOPSIS
    digits(x [,b])

TYPES
    x		real
    b		integer >= 2, defaults to 10

    return	integer

DESCRIPTION
    Returns the least non-negative integer n for which abs(x) < b^n.

    digits(x, b) = 0  if and only if abs(x) < 1.

    For real x with absolute value >= 1, digits(x, b) is the number
    of digits in the standard base-b "decimal" representation of int(abs(x));
    this is also given by  1 + ilog(x, b).

EXAMPLE
    > print digits(0), digits(0.0123), digits(3.7), digits(-27), digits(-99.7)
    0 0 1 2 2

LIMITS
    none

LINK LIBRARY
    long qdigits(NUMBER *q, ZVALUE base)

SEE ALSO
    digit, places

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