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21<span class="firstname">Robert</span> <span class="surname">Ramey</span>
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30<p><b>Table of Contents</b></p>
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32<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html">Introduction</a></span></dt>
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34<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html#safe_numerics.introduction.problem">Problem</a></span></dt>
35<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html#safe_numerics.introduction.solution">Solution</a></span></dt>
36<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html#safe_numerics.introduction.implementation">How It Works</a></span></dt>
37<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html#safe_numerics.introduction.additional_features">Additional Features</a></span></dt>
38<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html#safe_numerics.introduction.requirements">Requirements</a></span></dt>
39<dt><span class="section"><a href="introduction.html#safe_numerics.introduction.scope">Scope</a></span></dt>
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41<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial.html">Tutorial and Motivating Examples</a></span></dt>
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43<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/1.html">Arithmetic Expressions Can Yield Incorrect Results</a></span></dt>
44<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/2.html">Arithmetic Operations Can Overflow Silently</a></span></dt>
45<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/3.html">Arithmetic on Unsigned Integers Can Yield Incorrect Results</a></span></dt>
46<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/4.html">Implicit Conversions Can Lead to Erroneous Results</a></span></dt>
47<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/5.html">Mixing Data Types Can Create Subtle Errors</a></span></dt>
48<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/6.html">Array Index Value Can Exceed Array Limits</a></span></dt>
49<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/7.html">Checking of Input Values Can Be Easily Overlooked</a></span></dt>
50<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/8.html">Cannot Recover From Arithmetic Errors</a></span></dt>
51<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/9.html">Compile Time Arithmetic is Not Always Correct</a></span></dt>
52<dt><span class="section"><a href="tutorial/10.html">Programming by Contract is Too Slow</a></span></dt>
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54<dt><span class="section"><a href="eliminate_runtime_penalty.html">Eliminating Runtime Penalty</a></span></dt>
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56<dt><span class="section"><a href="eliminate_runtime_penalty/2.html">Using safe_range
57    and safe_literal</a></span></dt>
58<dt><span class="section"><a href="eliminate_runtime_penalty/1.html">Using Automatic Type Promotion</a></span></dt>
59<dt><span class="section"><a href="eliminate_runtime_penalty/3.html">Mixing Approaches</a></span></dt>
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61<dt><span class="section"><a href="case_studies.html">Case Studies</a></span></dt>
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63<dt><span class="section"><a href="composition_with_other_libraries.html">Composition with Other Libraries</a></span></dt>
64<dt><span class="section"><a href="safety_critical_embedded_controller.html">Safety Critical Embedded Controller</a></span></dt>
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66<dt><span class="section"><a href="notes.html">Background</a></span></dt>
67<dt><span class="section"><a href="concepts.html">Type Requirements</a></span></dt>
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69<dt><span class="section"><a href="numeric.html">Numeric&lt;T&gt;</a></span></dt>
70<dt><span class="section"><a href="integer.html">Integer&lt;T&gt;</a></span></dt>
71<dt><span class="section"><a href="safe_numeric_concept.html">SafeNumeric&lt;T&gt;</a></span></dt>
72<dt><span class="section"><a href="promotion_policy.html">PromotionPolicy&lt;PP&gt;</a></span></dt>
73<dt><span class="section"><a href="exception_policy.html">ExceptionPolicy&lt;EP&gt;</a></span></dt>
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75<dt><span class="section"><a href="types.html">Types</a></span></dt>
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77<dt><span class="section"><a href="safe.html">safe&lt;T, PP, EP&gt;</a></span></dt>
78<dt><span class="section"><a href="safe_range.html">safe_signed_range&lt;MIN, MAX, PP, EP&gt; and
79  safe_unsigned_range&lt;MIN, MAX, PP, EP&gt;</a></span></dt>
80<dt><span class="section"><a href="safe_literal.html">safe_signed_literal&lt;Value, PP , EP&gt; and
81  safe_unsigned_literal&lt;Value, PP, EP&gt;</a></span></dt>
82<dt><span class="section"><a href="exception.html">exception</a></span></dt>
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86<dt><span class="section"><a href="exception_safety.html">Exception Safety</a></span></dt>
87<dt><span class="section"><a href="library_implementation.html">Library Implementation</a></span></dt>
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89<dt><span class="section"><a href="checked_result.html">checked_result&lt;R&gt;</a></span></dt>
90<dt><span class="section"><a href="checked_arithmetic.html">Checked Arithmetic</a></span></dt>
91<dt><span class="section"><a href="interval.html">interval&lt;R&gt;</a></span></dt>
92<dt><span class="section"><a href="checked_integer_arithmetic.html">safe_compare&lt;T, U&gt;</a></span></dt>
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94<dt><span class="section"><a href="performance_tests.html">Performance Tests</a></span></dt>
95<dt><span class="section"><a href="rationale.html">Rationale and FAQ</a></span></dt>
96<dt><span class="section"><a href="pending_issues.html">Pending Issues</a></span></dt>
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98<dt><span class="section"><a href="pending_issues.html#idm130201646352"><code class="computeroutput">safe_base</code> Only Works for Scalar Types</a></span></dt>
99<dt><span class="section"><a href="pending_issues.html#idm130201605904">Concepts are Defined but Not Enforced.</a></span></dt>
100<dt><span class="section"><a href="pending_issues.html#idm130201600176">Other Pending Issues</a></span></dt>
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102<dt><span class="section"><a href="acknowledgements.html">Acknowledgements</a></span></dt>
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