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fix CI check on overflow on 32 bit machines

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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
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Active
Tech stack
julia
Domain
testing

Research direction

Start with the failing expression at test/rational-functions.jl:240 and check how its factorial calls behave on 32 bit machines. Compare using big integers for factorials with lowering the test range; the issue suggests both approaches. Done when the test passes on 32 bit machines without the overflow.

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Description

Pade fit: Error During Test at /home/runner/work/Polynomials.jl/Polynomials.jl/test/rational-functions.jl:240
Test threw exception
Expression: pq(1.0) ≈ exp(1) * (-(Base.MathConstants.γ) - sum([((-1) .^ k / k) ./ factorial(k) for k = 1:20]))
OverflowError: 13 is too large to look up in the table; consider using factorial(big(13)) instead

The suggestion could also be don't test to 20.

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