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3.6.2 Number Constants

as distinguishes three kinds of numbers according to how they are stored in the target machine. Integers are numbers that would fit into an int in the C language. Bignums are integers, but they are stored in more than 32 bits. Flonums are floating point numbers, described below.

3.6.2.1 Integers  
3.6.2.2 Bignums  
3.6.2.3 Flonums  



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