To allow for extensions to the syntax of numbers, a syntax for "potential numbers" is defined in Common Lisp that is more general than the actual syntax for numbers. ... Just as "bignum" is the standard term used by Lisp implementers for very large integer, and "flonum" (rhymes with "low hum") refers to a floating-point number, the term "potnum" has been used widely as an abbreviation for "potential number". "Potnum" rhymes with "hot rum". -- Guy L Steele Jr., CommonLisp The language, 2nd edition
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