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decimal: expose decimal type to lua.

Add a decimal library to lua.

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Title: Document decimal module in lua.

First of all, you have to require the package via
`decimal = require('decimal')`
Now you can construct decimals via `new` method.
Decimals may be constructed from lua numbers, strings, unsigned and
signed 64 bit integers.
Decimal is a fixed-point type with maximum 38 digits of precision. All
the calculations are exact, so, be careful when constructing decimals
from lua numbers: they may hold only 15 decimal digits of precision.
You are advised to construct decimals from strings, since strings
represent decimals exactly, and vice versa.

```
a = decimal.new(123e-7)
b = decimal.new('123.456')
c = decimal.new('123.456e2')
d = decimal.new(123ULL)
e = decimal.new(2)
```
The allowed operations are addition, subtraction, division,
multiplication and power. If at least one of the operands is decimal,
decimal operations are performed. The other operand may be either
decimal or string, containing a number representation, or a lua number.
When the operation is called as `decimal.opname`, both operands may be
strings or lua numbers, e.g. `decimal.add(23, '123.456') == 146.456`:

Operations only fail on an overflow, i.e. when result exceeds 10^38 - 1.
This includes division by zero. In these cases an error `Operation
failed` is raised.
Underflow is also possible, when precision needed to store the exact
result exceeds 38 digits. Underflow is not an error. When an underflow
happens, the result is rounded to 38 digits of precision.

```
tarantool> a + b
---
- '123.456012300000000'
...

tarantool> c - d
---
- '12222.6'
...

tarantool> c / b
---
- '100'
...

tarantool> d * d
---
- '15129'
...

tarantool> d ^ 2
---
- '15129'
...

tarantool> 2 ^ d
---
- '10633823966279326983230456482242756608'
...

tarantool> e ^ d
---
- '10633823966279326983230456482242756608'
...
```
The following math functions are also supported:
log10, ln... (continued)

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