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<flatwhatson>technically bigints aren't required for scheme, at least not r7rs, the requirement is that integers must store the largest allowable storage size (eg. max string/vector length)

<flatwhatson>r6rs, however, requires bignums. this is one of the large/small scheme disagreements

<Noisytoot>Real bignums are impossible since memory is finite

<Noisytoot>There has to be a limit

<flatwhatson>R6RS says "implementations must support exact integer objects and exact rational number objects of practically unlimited size and precision"

<bremner>"practically" there saves us from having to discuss infinity :)

<dpk>true bignums have never been tried

<cwebber>a bignum so big, storing the number itself requires all resources in the universe

<dthompson>bignums all the way down

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