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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ value.
 
 Each variant can be either signed or unsigned and has an explicit size.
 *Signed* and *unsigned* refer to whether it’s possible for the number to be
-negative or positive—in other words, whether the number needs to have a sign
+negative—in other words, whether the number needs to have a sign
 with it (signed) or whether it will only ever be positive and can therefore be
 represented without a sign (unsigned). It’s like writing numbers on paper: when
 the sign matters, a number is shown with a plus sign or a minus sign; however,