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From: magfr@comp.std.cpp.magfr.user.lysator.liu.se (Magnus Fromreide)
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Subject: Re: My nitpicks on n1774
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Regarding the issue of no inverse, I have to admit I haven't read
the proposal but if I were to implement an unbounded integer class I
would probably add an 'inverted' flag to the representation and then
deal with it from there.

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