What happens if I assign a negative value to an unsigned variable?

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For the official answer – Section 4.7 conv.integral

“If the destination type is unsigned, the resulting value is the least unsigned integer congruent to the source integer (modulo 2n where n is the number of bits used to represent the unsigned type). [ Note: In a two’s complement representation, this conversion is conceptual and there is no change in the bit pattern (if there is no truncation). —end note ]

This essentially means that if the underlying architecture stores in a method that is not Two’s Complement (like Signed Magnitude, or One’s Complement), that the conversion to unsigned must behave as if it was Two’s Complement.

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