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Types of numbers #4

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This would be sort of a followup to common types that goes more in depth on numbers.

  • Signed integers: Integer, Int8, Int16, Int32, Int64
  • Unsigned integers: Natural, Word8, Word16, Word32, Word64
  • Int and Word are hardware-specific type aliases (e.g. Int is probably Int32 or Int64 on a 32-bit or 64-bit processor)
  • Floating point: Float, Double
  • The default types for numeric literals are Integer for whole numbers are Double for fractions.
  • Also: Complex, Ratio, Rational
  • Conversions between types of numbers

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