NUMERIC VALUES are expressed within certain values designated by the system architecture.
Such values may be ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE and within these categories are expressed by their MINIMUM and MAXIMUM values.
| ABSOLUTE VALUES | ||
| ARCHITECTURE (bit) | MINIMUM | MAXIMUM |
| 8 | 0 | +255 |
| 16 | 0 | +65535 |
| 32 | 0 | +4294967295 |
| 64 | 0 | +18446744073709551615 |
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| RELATIVE VALUES | ||
| ARCHITECTURE (bit) | MINIMUM | MAXIMUM |
| 8 | −128 |
+127 |
| 16 | −32768 | +32767 |
| 32 | −2147483648 | +2147483647 |
| 64 | −9223372036854775808 | +9223372036854775807 |
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