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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ by the Free Software Foundation.
@sp 10 @sp 10
@comment The title is printed in a large font. @comment The title is printed in a large font.
@title Data Representation in Guile @title Data Representation in Guile
@subtitle $Id: data-rep.texi,v 1.3 1998-10-15 22:06:34 jimb Exp $ @subtitle $Id: data-rep.texi,v 1.4 1999-04-17 15:16:18 jimb Exp $
@subtitle For use with Guile @value{VERSION} @subtitle For use with Guile @value{VERSION}
@author Jim Blandy @author Jim Blandy
@author Free Software Foundation @author Free Software Foundation
@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ Scheme is a latently-typed language; this means that the system cannot,
in general, determine the type of a given expression at compile time. in general, determine the type of a given expression at compile time.
Types only become apparent at run time. Variables do not have fixed Types only become apparent at run time. Variables do not have fixed
types; a variable may hold a pair at one point, an integer at the next, types; a variable may hold a pair at one point, an integer at the next,
and a thousand-element vector later. Instead, values have fixed types. and a thousand-element vector later. Instead, values, not variables,
have fixed types.
In order to implement standard Scheme functions like @code{pair?} and In order to implement standard Scheme functions like @code{pair?} and
@code{string?} and provide garbage collection, the representation of @code{string?} and provide garbage collection, the representation of