# Assignment to Int Variable Seems Improper

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**Category:** SystemVerilog\
**Tags:** SystemVerilog, systemverilog-datatypes, Real-datatypes\
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_In reply to [Karan](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/assignment-to-int-variable-seems-improper/32882):_

Because a / 6 is integer division, and, from section 11.4.3:

> The integer division shall truncate any fractional part toward zero.

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