Sign (mathematics) — The plus and minus symbols are used to show the sign of a number. Not to be confused with the sine function in trigonometry. In mathematics, the word sign refers to the property of being positive or negative. Every nonzero real number is either… … Wikipedia
unsignedness — noun The state or condition of being unsigned. Youre quite right: bits are bits, and the signedness or unsignedness of a given bit pattern depends strictly on your point of view. Ant: signedness … Wiktionary
Integer (computer science) — In computer science, an integer is a datum of integral data type, a data type which represents some finite subset of the mathematical integers. Integral data types may be of different sizes and may or may not be allowed to contain negative values … Wikipedia
Sign — A sign is an entity which signifies another entity. A natural sign is an entity which bears a causal relation to the signified entity, as thunder is a sign of storm. A conventional sign signifies by agreement, as a full stop signifies the end of… … Wikipedia
Defensive programming — is a form of defensive design intended to ensure the continuing function of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of said software. The idea can be viewed as reducing or eliminating the prospect of Murphy s Law having effect.… … Wikipedia
Type system — Type systems Type safety Inferred vs. Manifest Dynamic vs. Static Strong vs. Weak Nominal vs. Structural Dependent typing Duck typing Latent typing Linear typing Uniqueness typing … Wikipedia
Unsigned (disambiguation) — Unsigned can refer to:* An unsigned artist is a musical artist or group not attached or signed to a record label. * Similarly, the contractual condition of any creative person or group. * Signedness; whether an integer variable includes data to… … Wikipedia
Unix time — Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of January 1 1970, not counting leap seconds. It is widely used not only on Unix like… … Wikipedia
Stdint.h — is a header file in the C standard library introduced in the C99 standard library section 7.18 to allow programmers to write more portable code by providing a set of typedefs that specify exact width integer types, together with the defined… … Wikipedia
