logfloat: Log-domain floating point numbers

This module presents a type for storing numbers in the log-domain. The main reason for doing this is to prevent underflow when multiplying many probabilities as is done in Hidden Markov Models. It is also helpful for preventing overflow.

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Automatic Flags

Name	Description	Default
splitbase	base-3.0 broke out array and other packages	Disabled
useffi	Use FFI to link C's log1p. Improves accuracy and same performance. Disable only if your compiler doesn't support FFI.	Enabled

Use -f <flag> to enable a flag, or -f -<flag> to disable that flag. More info

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