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 39.5 SRFI-4 - Homogeneous numeric vector datatypes.
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 SRFI-4 defines a set of datatypes for vectors whose elements are all of
 the same numeric type.  Vectors for signed and unsigned exact integer
 or inexact real numbers in several precisions are available.
 
    Procedures similar to the vector procedures ( Vectors) are
 provided for handling these homogeneous vectors, but they are distinct
 datatypes.
 
    The reason for providing this set of datatypes is that with the
 limitation (all elements must have the same type), it is possible to
 implement them much more memory-efficient than normal, heterogenous
 vectors.
 
    If you want to use these datatypes and the corresponding procedures,
 you have to use the module `(srfi srfi-4)'.
 
    Ten vector data types are provided: Unsigned and signed integer
 values with 8, 16, 32 and 64 bits and floating point values with 32 and
 64 bits.  In the following descriptions, the tags `u8', `s8', `u16',
 `s16', `u32', `s32', `u64', `s64', `f32', `f64', respectively, are used
 for denoting the various types.
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