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authorRichard M. Stallman <[email protected]>1995-01-27 01:41:28 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <[email protected]>1995-01-27 01:41:28 +0000
commit94b00316b8909d64003a181b76c98c6210c139ad (patch)
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parent85557d7ef7cc8b6df89114241a0055fa8be3c35c (diff)
Fix integer width changes.
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diff --git a/lispref/numbers.texi b/lispref/numbers.texi
index dec1af1c93..6bcd9b1c6c 100644
--- a/lispref/numbers.texi
+++ b/lispref/numbers.texi
@@ -39,22 +39,22 @@ where Emacs does not support them.
@section Integer Basics
The range of values for an integer depends on the machine. The
-range is @minus{}8388608 to 8388607 (28 bits; i.e.,
+minimum range is @minus{}134217728 to 134217727 (28 bits; i.e.,
@ifinfo
-2**27
@end ifinfo
@tex
-$-2^{27}$
+$-2^{27}$
@end tex
to
@ifinfo
-2**27 - 1)
+2**27 - 1),
@end ifinfo
@tex
-$2^{27}-1$)
+$2^{27}-1$),
@end tex
-on most machines, but some machines may have a wider range. Many
-examples in this chapter assume an integer has 28 bits.
+but some machines may provide a wider range. Many examples in this
+chapter assume an integer has 28 bits.
@cindex overflow
The Lisp reader reads an integer as a sequence of digits with optional
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ complement} notation.)
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011
@end example
- In this implementation, the largest 24-bit binary integer is the
+ In this implementation, the largest 28-bit binary integer is the
decimal integer 134,217,727. In binary, it looks like this:
@example