\item integer ranges: \texttt{1:4} is equivalent to integer array \texttt{[1,2,3,4]}. NB \texttt{[1:4]} is equivalent to an array containing one integer array \texttt{[[1,2,3,4]]}
\item range with increment of \texttt{1}: \texttt{1:4} is equivalent to real array \texttt{[1, 2, 3, 4]}. NB \texttt{[1:4]} is equivalent to an array containing an array of reals \texttt{[[1, 2, 3, 4]]}
\item range with user-defined increment: \texttt{4:-1.1:-1} is equivalent to real array \texttt{[4, 2.9, 1.8, 0.7, -0.4]}.