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An ''overflow'' proper occurs when the result does not have the sign that one would predict from the signs of the operands (e.g. a negative result when adding two positive numbers). Therefore, it is useful to check the [[overflow flag]] after adding or subtracting numbers that are represented in [[two's complement]] form (i.e. they are considered signed numbers).
==Methods to mitigate integer overflow problems==
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