give these arguments the name @var{number-or-marker}. When the argument
value is a marker, its position value is used and its buffer is ignored.
+@defvar most-positive-fixnum
+The value of this variable is the largest integer that Emacs Lisp
+can handle.
+@end defvar
+
+@defvar most-negative-fixnum
+The value of this variable is the smallest integer that Emacs Lisp can
+handle. It is negative.
+@end defvar
+
@node Float Basics
@section Floating Point Basics