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		seanballais on April 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility What does k mean?

cyphar on April 9, 2019 | [–]

Presumably it's the number which are not fit-for-purpose.

mhh__ on April 10, 2019 | [–]

A number such that n-k is less than n+1

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