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By default, it takes a number as double in R. And we have to add L to change it to an integer. But why L? We could have used A,B, C, etc or any other Alphabet?

GAURAV JOSHI
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  • L stands for "Long Integer" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_%28computer_science%29#Long_integer – M.Viking Jan 14 '21 at 17:31
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    Because this is how "they" determined (perhaps arbitrarily, informed by other languages and standards) it would be when they first developed S and then R. "They" are the original developers. Why does python use `def` to define a function, why not `define`? Why does lisp use parens, why not braces or brackets? Questions that might be entertaining over a beverage or over lunch, but ... not really a good fit for StackOverflow. – r2evans Jan 14 '21 at 17:33

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