it is a <a href="#Type_definitions">defined type</a>.
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<h3 id="Numeric_types">Numeric types</h3>

<p>
A <i>numeric type</i> represents sets of integer or floating-point values.
The predeclared architecture-independent numeric types are:
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uint8       the set of all unsigned  8-bit integers (0 to 255)

contains no pointers.
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<p>
There may be one or two arguments to the directives.
If there are two, the first is a bit mask of flags,
which can be written as numeric expressions, added or or-ed together,
or can be set symbolically for easier absorption by a human.
Their values, defined in the standard <code>#include</code>  file <code>textflag.h</code>, are:
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<li>

it is a <a href="#Type_definitions">defined type</a>.
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<h3 id="Numeric_types">Numeric types</h3>

<p>
An <i>integer</i>, <i>floating-point</i>, or <i>complex</i> type
represents the set of integer, floating-point, or complex values, respectively.
They are collectively called <i>numeric types</i>.
The predeclared architecture-independent numeric types are:
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