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Add Num.[max/min]SafeInteger (#874)

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The smallest positive representable numeric value.
### Num.**maxSafeInteger**
The largest integer that Wren can safely represent. It's a constant value of `9007199254740991`.
This is relevant because Wren uses double precision [floating-point format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_floating_point)
for numbers, which can only safely represent integers between <code>-(2<sup>53</sup> - 1)</code> and <code>2<sup>53</sup> - 1</code>.
### Num.**minSafeInteger**
The smallest integer Wren can safely represent. It's a constant value of `-9007199254740991`.
## Methods
### **abs**