In such a counter, starting from {HEAD ~ a number} represented by {TAIL ~ a certain number} of bits, the stages of the counter are successively forced, one after the other, to represent the final number in an order such that at no instant do the contents of the counter represent a number smaller than the initial number 
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In such a counter , starting from { HEAD ~ a number } represented by { TAIL ~ a certain number } of bits , the stages of the counter are successively forced , one after the other , to represent the final number in an order such that at no instant do the contents of the counter represent a number smaller than the initial number
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