`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.
Integers | Integers |
Bignums | Bignums |
Flonums | Flonums |