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--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "If <em>aNumeric</em> is the same type as <em>num</em>, returns an array containing <em>aNumeric</em> and <em>num</em>. Otherwise, returns an array with both <em>aNumeric</em> and <em>num</em> represented as <tt>Float</tt> objects. This coercion mechanism is used by Ruby to handle mixed-type numeric operations: it is intended to find a compatible common type between the two operands of the operator."
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   1.coerce(2.5)   #=&gt; [2.5, 1.0]\n   1.2.coerce(3)   #=&gt; [3.0, 1.2]\n   1.coerce(2)     #=&gt; [2, 1]\n"
full_name: Numeric#coerce
is_singleton: false
name: coerce
params: |
  num.coerce(numeric)   => array

visibility: public