coerce,machine

Usage

n::%
machine a

Signatures

coerce:	MachineInteger $\to$ %
machine:	% $\to$ MachineInteger

Parameter	Type	Description
a	%	an integer
n	MachineInteger	a machine integer

Returns

n::% returns n converted to the current type, while machine(a) returns the low machine word of a converted to a MachineInteger. That operation can cause a loss of precision if a is greater than a machine word.