denoted by the predeclared constants <code>true</code>
and <code>false</code>. The predeclared boolean type is <code>bool</code>;
it is a <a href="#Type_definitions">defined type</a>.
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<h3 id="Numeric_types">Numeric types</h3>

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A <i>numeric type</i> represents sets of integer or floating-point values.
The predeclared architecture-independent numeric types are:
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