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C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
(www.open-std.org)
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Twirrim
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17 Oct 24 22:21 UTC
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throwaway889900
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17 Oct 24 23:18 UTC
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But how many bytes are there in a word?
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o11c
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17 Oct 24 23:18 UTC
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If you're on x86, the answer can be simultaneously 16, 32, and 64.
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ID:
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EasyMark
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18 Oct 24 03:20 UTC
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Don’t you mean 2,4, and 8?
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