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``` ```
Things in C++, C#, and many other languages look very similar. Things in C++, C#, and many other languages look very similar.
In rust, we have to make an even finer distinction: we have to In Rust, we have to make an even finer distinction: we have to
distinguish between integers represented using 32 bits and those distinguish between integers represented using 32 bits and those
represented by 64 bits. Focusing on the former, we represented by 64 bits. Focusing on the former, we
could write: could write:
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That should be enough examples of integers for now. I'm sure you've seen That should be enough examples of integers for now. I'm sure you've seen
them in your programming or computer science career. What you them in your programming or computer science career. What you
may not have seen, though, is the formal / mathematical way of may not have seen, though, is the formal, mathematical way of
stating that some expression or value has a particular type. stating that some expression or value has a particular type.
In the mathematical notation, too, there's no need to assign a value to In the mathematical notation, too, there's no need to assign a value to
a variable to state its type. The notation is actually very similar a variable to state its type. The notation is actually very similar
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ the that of Haskell; here's how one might write the claim that 1 is a number.
There's one more difference between mathematical notation and the There's one more difference between mathematical notation and the
code we've seen so far. If you wrote `num`, or `aNumber`, or anything code we've seen so far. If you wrote `num`, or `aNumber`, or anything
other than just `numbeer` in the TypeScript example (or if you similarly other than just `number` in the TypeScript example (or if you similarly
deviated from the "correct" name in other languages), you'd be greeted with deviated from the "correct" name in other languages), you'd be greeted with
an error. The compilers or interpreters of these languages only understand a an error. The compilers or interpreters of these languages only understand a
fixed set of types, and we are required to stick to names in that set. We have no such fixed set of types, and we are required to stick to names in that set. We have no such
@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ plain old values like `1` gets boring quickly. There's not many programs you can
with them! Numbers can be added, though, why don't we look at that? All mainstream with them! Numbers can be added, though, why don't we look at that? All mainstream
languages can do this quite easily. Here's Typescript: languages can do this quite easily. Here's Typescript:
``` ```TypeScript
const y = 1+1; const y = 1+1;
``` ```