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48 Apple lie Users Handbook
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Commas may
not be included within numeric data. For example,
109000 would be a valid number in Applesoft BASIC while
109,000 would be invalid.
Floating point numbers include both integers, as well as numbers
with decimal positions . The following are examples of floating
point numbers:
-.0789
5
77.39
0
+. 000001
67.98
Negative floating point numbers should be preceded with the
minus sign (-). Positive floating numbers can optionally be
preceded with the plus sign (+), however, a floating point
number is assumed positive if it doesn't have a sign.
Integer
An integer is a number without a decimal position . Integers can
either be positive or negative. The following are examples of
integers:
-1134
0
1
-1
17945
+32
Integers can range from -32768 to +32767. Negative integers are
preceded with the (-) sign. Positive integers can be preceded
with the(+) sign, although integers without a(+) sign are assumed
to be positive.