Rename the BigInt to BigNumber to be more consistent with the Number data type

Would it not be better if the BigInt were renamed to BigNumber to be more consistent with the Number data type?

No. BigInt represents only integers, whereas Number represents floating point numbers (including those with decimal points).
There could also be a limited-size Integer datatype, as well as an arbitrary-precision BigNumber
(or usually BigDecimal) datatype
, but those are separate things.

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No, because the Number data type can represent, for example, 0.5, which BigInt can't.

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How could I be so careless?
I'm thoroughly convinced that I made a big mistake.
Thank you.

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