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From: Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 21:12:16 +0300
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 19:02:34 +0100
bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:

> On 04/04/2025 04:01, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Apr 2025 16:33:46 +0100, bart wrote:
> >  =20
> >> Here, tell me at a glance the magnitude of
> >> this number:
> >>
> >>       10000000000 =20
> >=20
> >      #define THOUSAND 1000
> >      #define MILLION (THOUSAND * THOUSAND)
> >      #define BILLION (THOUSAND * MILLION)
> >=20
> >      uint64 num =3D 10 * BILLION;
> >=20
> > Much easier to figure out, don=E2=80=99t you think? =20
>=20
> Try 20 * BILLION; it will overflow if not careful.
>=20
> I'd normally write '20 billion' outside of C, since I use such
> numbers, with lots of zeros, constantly when writing test code.
>=20
> But when it isn't all zeros, or the base isn't 10, then numeric=20
> separators are better.
>=20

Is not it "20 milliards" in British English?