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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T21:39:00+00:00 2026-05-13T21:39:00+00:00

I know that in Lisp a list must end with nil, but expression like

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I know that in Lisp a list must end with nil, but expression like

(print (cons 1 (cons 3 2)))

does not throw any errors. It prints:

(1 3 . 2)

Is it correct?

I’m using GNU Clisp.

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    2026-05-13T21:39:01+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 9:39 pm

    What you have is a dotted list, which is a kind of improper list.

    A chain of CONS cells where the last CDR is NIL is a proper list.

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