The book makes the claim that "All built-in data types ... are ADTs". Think specifically about primitive data types (int, char, double, etc.): Do you agree or disagree? If you agree, explain why built-in data types fulfill the definition of an ADT. (Be sure to refer to at least one specific example.) If you disagree, explain why (give an example of a built-in type and why it doesn't meet the criteria for an ADT). (To be clear: "built-in" means part of the language specification and often given special recognition by the compiler. Classes that are part of a language's library -- such as ArrayList in Java -- aren't considered "built-in".)

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The book makes the claim that "All built-in data types ... are ADTs". Think specifically about primitive data types (int, char, double, etc.):

  1. Do you agree or disagree?
  2. If you agree, explain why built-in data types fulfill the definition of an ADT. (Be sure to refer to at least one specific example.) If you disagree, explain why (give an example of a built-in type and why it doesn't meet the criteria for an ADT).

(To be clear: "built-in" means part of the language specification and often given special recognition by the compiler. Classes that are part of a language's library -- such as ArrayList in Java -- aren't considered "built-in".)

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