#### 1.3.4 Evaluation examples

The symbol “⇒” used in program examples should be read “evaluates to.” For example,

         (* 5 8)                                ==>  40

means that the expression `(* 5 8)` evaluates to the object `40`. Or, more precisely: the expression given by the sequence of characters “`(* 5 8)`” evaluates, in the initial environment, to an object that may be represented externally by the sequence of characters “`40`”. See section External representations for a discussion of external representations of objects.