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mamantoha/too_big_infinity.rb

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too_big_infinity.rb
fi = Float::INFINITY
p = 1
p *= 2 while 2**p < fi
a = p/2
b = p
m = a/2
p = a + m
until (2**(p-1) != fi) && (2**p == fi)
m.zero? ? m = 1 : m = m/2
2**p == fi ? p -= m : p += m
end
print "Result: "
puts p - 1
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