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> multiple bit strings that represent the same date and time How so?
by kaoD 2y ago
> multiple bit strings that represent the same date and time
How so?
- davidhyde 2y agoYou’re right, whether or not the integers are signed has nothing to do with the issue above. Unsigned integers have the same issue. Here is an example for signed integers. These represent zero time but have different representations in memory: Seconds: 2 Nanoseconds: -2,000,000,000 (fits in a 32 bit number) Time: zero seconds Seconds: -2 Nanoseconds: 2,000,000,000 Time: zero seconds Here is an example for unsigned: Seconds: 1 Nanoseconds: 0 Time: 1 second Seconds: 0 Nanoseconds: 1,000,000,000 Time 1 second
- kaoD 2y agoThanks, but I'm not gonna pretend that was my point. Dumb question from me, I just forgot the context that time was a pair of integers and was utterly confused, haha. You're spot on!