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SmallerMultiple – This method takes two integer arguments, m and n, and computes
the smaller (towards 0) increment of n after m. This is the opposite case of the
LargerMultiple method. In this case we are looking for the multiple of “n” that is
closest to “m” and between “m” and zero. So using our previous values of “m” as 3 and
“n” as 2 we get a result of 2 and for “m” as -3 we get a result of -2.
Algorithm.SmallerMultiple(3, 2);
// result is 2
Algorithm.SmallerMultiple(30, 10);
// result is 20
Algorithm.SmallerMultiple(-8, 5);
// result is -5
NearestMultiple – This method takes two integer arguments, m and n, and rounds m
to the nearest multiple of n.
Algorithm.NearestMultiple(13, 5);
// result is 10
Algorithm.NearestMultiple(4, 20);
// result is 0
NextMultiple – This method takes two integer arguments, m and n, and finds the next
(towards +infinity) increment of n after m.
Algorithm.NextMultiple(3, 2);
// result is 4
Algorithm.NextMultiple(10, 20);
// result is 20
PreviousMultiple - This method takes two integer arguments, m and n, and finds the
previous (towards -infinity) increment of n before m.
Algorithm.PreviousMultiple(7, 2);
// result is 6
Algorithm.PreviousMultiple(15, 4);
// result is 12
SignInterval– This method takes three arguments: x, low, and high. It returns a 32-bit
signed integer that indicates the relative order of the objects being compared. If the
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