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largest_number.js
/**
* Largest integer number in javascript
* @type {number}
*/
var x = 9007199254740992;
var y = -x;
x == x + 1; // true !
y == y - 1; // also true !
/**
* Arithmetic operators work, but bitwise/shifts only operate on int32:
*/
x / 2; // 4503599627370496
x >> 1; // 0
x | 1; // 1
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