Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> (2) res0: Int = 2 scala> (2 + 2) res1: Int = 4 scala> ((2 + 2)) res2: Int = 4 scala> (((2 + 2)), ((2 + 2))) res3: (Int, Int) = (4,4) scala> (((2 + 2)), ((2 + 2)), 2) res4: (Int, Int, Int) = (4,4,2) scala> ((((2 + 2)), ((2 + 2)), 2).productIterator ++ Iterator(3) mkString) res5: String = 4423 scala> scala> 55 ; ((2 + 2)) ; (1, 2, 3) res6: (Int, Int, Int) = (1,2,3) scala> scala> () => 5 res7: () => Int = scala> 55 ; () => 5 res8: () => Int = scala> () => { class X ; new X } res9: () => java.lang.Object with ScalaObject = scala> scala> def foo(x: Int)(y: Int)(z: Int) = x+y+z foo: (x: Int)(y: Int)(z: Int)Int scala> foo(5)(10)(15)+foo(5)(10)(15) res10: Int = 60 scala>