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 =={{header|ATS}}==
-The wording of the task is C-centric, where an ''enum'' is a sort of integer, but it is true that the following type will be translated by the ATS compiler to C integers:
+The wording of the task seems centered on C, where an '''enum''' is a notation for type '''int''', but it is true that the following type will be translated by the ATS compiler to C integers:
 <lang ATS>datatype my_enum =
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 | value_c</lang>
+Within ATS itself, it is a special case of recursive type definition. Similar facilities are available in ML dialects and other languages.
-To do it with explicit values, I would simply define some constants, probably with '''#define''' (so I could use them in static expressions, etc.):
+To "enumerate" with explicit integer values, I would simply define some constants, probably with '''#define''' (so I could use them in static expressions, etc.):
 <lang ATS>#define value_a 1
 #define value_b 2