$n = 12.34e-56; # exponential notation
$n = "-12.34e56"; # number specified as a string
$n = "1234"; # number specified as a string
- $n = v49.50.51.52; # number specified as a string, which in
- # turn is specified in terms of numbers :-)
=head1 DESCRIPTION
I<storage> of these numbers. The fact that you can store such "large" numbers
does not mean that the I<operations> over these numbers will use all
of the significant digits.
-See L<"Numeric operators and numeric conversions"> for details.)
+See L</"Numeric operators and numeric conversions"> for details.)
In fact numbers stored in the native integer format may be stored either
in the signed native form, or in the unsigned native form. Thus the limits