At least in older systems:
The MostSignifcantBit designates a negative number when it =3D=3D1.
Think of it as mixing orange juice and potatoes.

On 5/2/2014 10:42 AM, Electron wrote:
> a is a signed int and contains -100
> b is an unsigned int and contains 500
>
> a<b returns FALSE!!
>
> Why on earth? :P

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