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Glossary: Algorithms Beyond the Basics in JavaScript

BigInt

Also written: BigInts

A JavaScript number type, written with an `n` after the digits (like `1n`), that can hold whole numbers of any size. It is used for `ways(100)`, which is too big for ordinary numbers, and mixes only with other BigInts.

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