In the following table, most of the types of data are given:
Data type |
Description |
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Boolean ( |
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Platform integer (normally either int32 or int64) |
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Byte (-128 to 127) |
|
Integer (-32768 to 32767) |
|
Integer (-2147483648 to 2147483647) |
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Integer (9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807) |
|
Unsigned integer (0 to 255) |
|
Unsigned integer (0 to 65535) |
|
Unsigned integer (0 to 4294967295) |
|
Unsigned integer (0 to 18446744073709551615) |
|
Short and for float64 |
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Single precision float: sign bit23 bits mantissa; 8 bits exponent |
|
52 bits mantissa |
|
Shorthand for complex128 |
|
Complex number; represented by two 32-bit floats (real and imaginary components) |
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Complex number; represented by two 64-bit floats (real and imaginary components) |