Updated Int36 comments
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@ -60,13 +60,15 @@ class Int36 {
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* 2) a single 36-bit value, with an optional 36-bit extension
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* 3) nothing (initial value will be zero)
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* We guarantee that an Int36 value will be (and always remain) an unsigned value within this range:
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* All internal Int36 values (ie, the value and any extension) are unsigned values in the range:
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* 0 <= i <= Math.pow(2, 36) - 1
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* The lower bound is ZERO and the upper bound is Int36.MAXVAL. Whenever an Int36 value should be
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* interpreted as a signed value, call isNegative() to check the sign bit (bit 35) and call negate()
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* as appropriate.
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* interpreted as a signed value, values above Int36.MAXSIGNED (ie, values with bit 35 set) should be
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* converted to their signed counterpart by subtracting the value from Int36.BIT36 (aka MAXVAL + 1);
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* the easiest way to do that is call isNegative() to check the sign bit and then call negate() as
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* appropriate.
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* NOTE: We use modern bit numbering, where bit 0 is the right-most (least-significant) bit and
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* bit 35 is the left-most bit. This is opposite of the PDP-10 convention, which defined bit 0 as the
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