1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/amount.h b/src/amount.h
index c6d2c27c..62a4a74b 100644
--- a/src/amount.h
+++ b/src/amount.h
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ public:
   typedef uint_least16_t precision_t;
 
   /**
+   * The number of places of precision by which values are extended to
+   * avoid losing precision during division and multiplication.
+   */
+  static const unsigned int extend_by_digits = 8U;
+
+  /**
    * The current_pool is a static variable indicating which commodity
    * pool should be used.
    */