In a compareTo() method, programmers often do not need specific return values but want to determine if a value is positive or negative.

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This is because the compareTo() method only needs to return a negative value if the current object is less than the parameter object, a positive value if it is greater than the parameter object, and 0 if they are equal. The specific value itself does not matter as long as it indicates the correct comparison result.

In a CompareTo() Method, Programmers Often Do Not Need Specific