Modulo operator works only with natural numbers
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Description

-x mod y always returns -x.

Steps To Reproduce

hint format["Result: %1", (-1) % 5];

Result: -1

Additional Information

(-1) modulo 5 should return 4

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Flux set Resolution to Open.

Flux set Legacy ID to 3063345695.May 7 2016, 1:26 PM

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