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Fixnum Constants
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fixnum_constants.rb
# Fixnum Constants
# Constants providing the numerical limitations of Fixnum class.
#
class Fixnum
N_BYTES = [42].pack('i').size
N_BITS = N_BYTES * 8
MAX = 2 ** (N_BITS - 2) - 1
MIN = -MAX - 1
end
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