on would return a value (e.g., it might return 999.9). The evaluator would thus be able to simplify the entire token sequence to the single token for the number 1029.9.</LI>
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When the application needed to display the result, it would call the formatter. The formatter would check the localization settings, finding out what the thousands separator and decimal point character are. It would create the string &quot;1,029.9&quot;.</LI>
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Token strings are usually more compact than 