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ANSI Common Lisp  12 Numbers 12.2 Dictionary of Numbers
- Supertypes:
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signed-byte,
integer,
rational,
real,
number,
t
- Description:
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The atomic type specifier signed-byte denotes the same
type as is denoted by the type specifier integer;
however, the list forms of these two type specifiers have different semantics.
- Compound Type Specifier Kind:
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Abbreviating.
- Compound Type Specifier Syntax:
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(signed-byte [s | *])
- Compound Type Specifier Arguments:
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s - a positive integer.
- Compound Type Specifier Description:
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This denotes the set of integers that can be represented
in two's-complement form in a byte of s bits. This is
equivalent to (integer -2s-1 2s-1-1). The type
signed-byte or the type (signed-byte *) is the same
as the type integer.
- Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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None.
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