2 + Cats = 4 * Cute: How Math Works in Ruby
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Explains how Ruby handles numeric operations and mixed-type addition via the coerce method, using examples like adding integers and custom objects (e.g., a Cat). Covers how coerce controls type conversion and what happens when objects can’t be coerced into Fixnum, plus ways to implement or misuse coerce to change arithmetic behavior.
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