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Scientific notation is also supported, where the base can have fractions, while the exponent cannot.
Examples include ``2e10``, ``-2e10``, ``2e-10``, ``2.5e1``.
+Underscores can be used to separate digits of a numeric literal to aid readability.
+For example, ``123_000``, ``0x2eff_abde``, ``1_233e34_89`` are all valid. Underscores are only allowed between two digits.
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Number literal expressions retain arbitrary precision until they are converted to a non-literal type (i.e. by
using them together with a non-literal expression).
This means that computations do not overflow and divisions do not truncate