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p4raw-id: //depot/perl@18300
C<$a>. If C<$b> is negative, then C<$a % $b> is C<$a> minus the
smallest multiple of C<$b> that is not less than C<$a> (i.e. the
result will be less than or equal to zero).
-Note than when C<use integer> is in scope, "%" gives you direct access
+Note that when C<use integer> is in scope, "%" gives you direct access
to the modulus operator as implemented by your C compiler. This
operator is not as well defined for negative operands, but it will
execute faster.