numbers are used quite often in programming to keep score in gamesrepresent data in visualizationsstore information in web applicationsand so on python treats numbers in several different waysdepending on how they are being used let' first look at how python manages integersbecause they are the simplest to work with integers you can add (+)subtract (-)multiply (*)and divide (/integers in python in terminal sessionpython simply returns the result of the operation python uses two multiplication symbols to represent exponents * * * python supports the order of operations tooso you can use multiple operations in one expression you can also use parentheses to modify the order of operations so python can evaluate your expression in the order you specify for example * ( the spacing in these examples has no effect on how python evaluates the expressionsit simply helps you more quickly spot the operations that have priority when you're reading through the code floats python calls any number with decimal point float this term is used in most programming languagesand it refers to the fact that decimal point can appear at any position in number every programming language must