object --+
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exceptions.BaseException --+
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exceptions.Exception --+
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exceptions.StandardError --+
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exceptions.ArithmeticError --+
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DecimalException --+
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Clamped
Exponent of a 0 changed to fit bounds.
This occurs and signals clamped if the exponent of a result has been
altered in order to fit the constraints of a specific concrete
representation. This may occur when the exponent of a zero result would
be outside the bounds of a representation, or when a large normal number
would have an encoded exponent that cannot be represented. In this latter
case, the exponent is reduced to fit and the corresponding number of zero
digits are appended to the coefficient ("fold-down").