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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _min_fitting_element(self, lower_limit):
 """Returns the smallest element greater than or equal to the limit"""

        no_steps = -(-(lower_limit - self._start) // abs(self._step))
        return self._start + abs(self._step) * no_steps