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@setfilename ../info/numbers
@node Numbers, Strings and Characters, Lisp Data Types, Top
@defun eql value1 value2
This function acts like @code{eq} except when both arguments are
-numbers. It compares numbers by type and numberic value, so that
+numbers. It compares numbers by type and numeric value, so that
@code{(eql 1.0 1)} returns @code{nil}, but @code{(eql 1.0 1.0)} and
@code{(eql 1 1)} both return @code{t}.
@end defun
@result{} 2.5
(/ 25 3 2)
@result{} 4
+@group
(/ -17 6)
- @result{} -2
+ @result{} -2 @r{(could in theory be @minus{}3 on some machines)}
+@end group
@end example
-
-The result of @code{(/ -17 6)} could in principle be -3 on some
-machines.
@end defun
@defun % dividend divisor
sequence of @dfn{bits} (digits which are either zero or one). A bitwise
operation acts on the individual bits of such a sequence. For example,
@dfn{shifting} moves the whole sequence left or right one or more places,
-reproducing the same pattern ``moved over''.
+reproducing the same pattern ``moved over.''
The bitwise operations in Emacs Lisp apply only to integers.