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
Almost integer Almost integer In recreational mathematics, an almost integer (or near-integer) is any number that is not an integer but is very close to one. Almost integers are considered interesting when they arise in some context in which they are unexpected. Well-known examples of almost integers are high powers of the golden ratio formula_1, for example: The fact that these powers approach integers is non-coincidental, which is trivially seen because the golden ratio is a Pisot–Vijayaraghavan number. The ratios of Fibonacci or Lucas numbers can also make countless almost integers, for instance: The above examples can be generalized by the following