That means that \(k\) is larger than -5, but not equal to -5, so the smallest integer that \(k\) can be is -4. \(k\) is less than 1, but not equal to 1, so the largest integer that \(k\) can be is 0.

The decimal precision of a full 8-byte number is approximately 16 decimal digits. Significant Digits and Largest Integer by Length for SAS Variables under UNIX specifies the significant digits and ...