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Learning OCaml: Numerical Type Conversions

Today I’m going to cover a very basic topic - conversions between OCaml’s primary numeric types int and float. I guess most of you are wondering if such a basic topic deserves a special treatment, but if you read on I promise that it will be worth it.

19 Jul 2025

Bozhidar Batsov

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What is gained and lost with 63-bit integers?

Almost every programming language uses 64-bit integers on typical modern Intelmachines. OCaml uses a special 63-bit representation. How does it affect OCaml?

29 Sep 2014

Jane Street Tech Blog

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