diff --git a/src/org/nwapw/abacus/number/PreciseNumber.java b/src/org/nwapw/abacus/number/PreciseNumber.java
index 3ea5cbc..1641cff 100755
--- a/src/org/nwapw/abacus/number/PreciseNumber.java
+++ b/src/org/nwapw/abacus/number/PreciseNumber.java
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ public class PreciseNumber implements NumberInterface{
      */
     static final PreciseNumber TEN = new PreciseNumber(BigDecimal.TEN);
 
-    BigDecimal value = new BigDecimal("0");
+    /**
+     * The value of the PreciseNumber.
+     */
+    BigDecimal value;
 
     /**
      * Constructs a precise number from the given string.