holds 2 The integer 2 holds 2 The integer 2 expressed with leading zeroes holds -2 The integer -2 holds 0 Zero holds 2 The number 2.0 holds 2 The number 2.0 expressed with extra trailing zeroes holds 2000.000000 The double precision floating point 2.0e3 holds Le chat The french phrase 'Le chat' holds 800/600 800/600 with datatype http://example.com/types#rational