# Should large exponentials not yield Inf?

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, numerics, integer-overflow\
**Created:** [May 16, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-large-exponentials-not-yield-inf/81143 "2022-05-16T10:19:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-large-exponentials-not-yield-inf/81143/2 "2022-05-16T10:26:42Z")

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> [@Discussion about integer overflow](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discussion-about-integer-overflow/69627/4):
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> Integer overflow has been thought about since at least [2012](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/855), is documented in the [FAQ](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/faq/#faq-integer-arithmetic), has been [discussed](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-plea-for-int-overflow-checking-as-the-default/3338) repeatedly, has been implemented in a [package](https://github.com/JeffreySarnoff/SaferIntegers.jl), and finally [Julia is not at that stage of development anymore](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-julia-is-not-at-that-stage-of-development-anymore/44872).

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