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ordering is required.
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ordering is required.
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[^not-sorted-semantically]: It's important to note that the sort
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[^not-sorted-semantically]: It's important to note that the sort
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ordering for writing out set elements and dictionary key/value
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ordering for writing out set elements and dictionary key/value pairs
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pairs is *not* the same as the sort ordering implied by the
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is *not* the same as the sort ordering implied by the semantic
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semantic ordering of those elements or keys. For example, the
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ordering of those elements or keys. For example, the `Repr` of a
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`Repr` of a negative number very far from zero will start with
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negative number sorts lexicographically *after* the `Repr` of zero,
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byte that is *greater* than the byte which starts the `Repr` of
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despite being semantically *less than* zero.
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zero, making it sort lexicographically later by `Repr`, despite
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being semantically *less than* zero.
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**Rationale**. This is for ease-of-implementation reasons: not all
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**Rationale**. This is for ease-of-implementation reasons: not all
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languages can easily represent sorted sets or sorted dictionaries,
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languages can easily represent sorted sets or sorted dictionaries,
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