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The variable arguments to a variadic function are not checked for type by the compiler.  So, the programmer is responsible for ensuring that they are compatible with the corresponding parameter after the default argument promotions:

• Integer arguments of types ranked lower than int are promoted to int, if int can hold all the values of that type; otherwise, they are promoted to unsigned int (the "integer promotions").
• Arguments of type float are promoted to double.

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