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This section discusses the representation of data types and values, what it means for Scheme to be a latently typed language, and the role of variables. We conclude by introducing the Scheme syntaxes for defining a new variable, and for changing the value of an existing variable.
| • Latent Typing | Scheme as a "latently typed" language. | |
| • Values and Variables | About data types, values and variables. | |
| • Definition | Defining variables and setting their values. |