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<B>BALANCED\_MOD</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>switch</B><P>
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<A HREF=r37_0305.html>modular</A>numbers are normally produced in the range [0,.
..&lt;n&gt;), 
where 
&lt;n&gt; is the current modulus. With <em>balanced_mod</em> on, the range 
[-&lt;n&gt;/2,&lt;n&gt;/2], or more precisely 
[-floor((&lt;n&gt;-1)/2), ceiling((&lt;n&gt;-1)/2)], is used instead. 
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setmod 7; 

  1 


on modular; 

4; 

  4 


on balanced_mod; 

4; 

  -3

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