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Double.MIN_VALUE is positive

Note to self: Double.MIN_VALUE is positive. Repeat again: positive.

Its larger cousin Float.MIN_VALUE is also positive.

It's not negative like the MIN_VALUE properties of all the other signed numeric data types like Integer, Byte, Short, and Long.

Aaaaargh!!!!!

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