Difference between list 1 5 and list 1 2 5 in R

Question

What is the difference between list(1:5) and list(1,2 ...5) in R?

Answer 1

It's very simple. list(1:4) creates a single element(vector) whereas list(1,2,3,4) creates multiple elements(vector)

> l
[[1]]
[1] 1 2 3 4 5

> l1
[[1]]
[1] 1

[[2]]
[1] 2

[[3]]
[1] 3

[[4]]
[1] 4

[[5]]
[1] 5

list(1:4) is a atomic element whreas list(1,2,3,4) is not atomic.