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Yes, this is one of the more subtle pitfalls of C. What helps is that in most contexts the value of 2 billion is large enough that a wraparound would be noticed almost immediately. But when it isn't then it can lead to very subtle errors that can propagate for a long time before anything goes off the rails that is noticed.


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