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arguments and returns an encoded result).<br>
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<span style="font-family: monospace;">plus</span> will be slower than <span style="font-family: monospace;">int_plus</span> because its arguments
and result have to be translated between the x's format and
integers.&nbsp; If doing a complex calculation use the <span style="font-family: monospace;">int_*</span> forms with a single
encoding of inputs and single decoding of the output.&nbsp; For simple
calculations the direct forms can be used.<br>
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