Integer (computer science) at least 32 bits on any computer. Programmers may also incorrectly assume that a pointer can be converted to an integer without loss of information, which may work on (some) 32-bit computers, but fail on 64-bit computers with 64-bit pointers and 32-bit integers. A "short integer" can represent a whole number that may take less storage, while having a smaller range, compared with a standard integer on the same machine. In C, it is denoted by short. It is required to be at least 16 bits, and is often smaller than a standard integer, but this is not required. A
Nearest integer function Nearest integer function In computer science, the nearest integer function of real number "x" denoted variously by formula_1, formula_2, formula_3, nint("x"), or Round("x"), is a function which returns the nearest integer to "x". To avoid ambiguity when operating on half-integers, a rounding rule must be chosen. On most computer implementations, the selected rule is to round half-integers to the nearest even integer—for example, This is in accordance with the IEEE 754 standards and helps reduce bias in the result. There are many other possible rules for tie breaking when rounding a half integer include rounding up, rounding down, rounding to