#N canvas 10 40 624 464 12; #X obj 8 192 cnv 15 600 70 empty empty empty 20 12 0 14 -262134 -66577 0; #X obj 10 12 cnv 15 400 40 empty empty atoms 20 12 0 24 -228992 -66577 0; #X text 52 190 1; #X text 77 221 0; #X text 15 68 The basic data types of Pd are called "atoms". An atom is a piece of data that cannot be broken down into smaller parts. There are three atom types: "float" \, "symbol" \, and "pointer".; #X text 134 194 1.14234e+34; #X text 425 225 3.14159; #X text 329 192 -999999; #X text 331 225 45; #X text 191 224 -12; #X text 18 147 A numeric atom is any element that can be interpreted as a number:; #X text 488 192 1824.53; #X text 24 218 3; #X text 16 259 A symbolic atom is any element that is not a functional representation of a number \, usually in the form of words:; #X obj 8 306 cnv 15 600 70 empty empty empty 20 12 0 14 -262134 -66577 0; #X text 28 306 word; #X text 89 338 number5; #X text 199 309 3..2; #X text 553 343 --44; #X text 235 341 label; #X text 481 304 reset; #X text 332 304 5++; #X text 399 336 trigger; #X text 15 381 A pointer is a very specific type of atom. It is only used as a reference to a position in a data structure. There is not visualization of a pointer.;