# This creates a vector with 4 values
c(4,7,2,5)[1] 4 7 2 5
# This creates an empty vector
c()NULL
# This vector probably doesn't work out how your expected it to
# .. but R will coerce data into the same type if possible
c(4, 7, "O")[1] "4" "7" "O"
# This creates a vector and stores it as a variable
my_vector <- c(2,7,5,3,8,9,2)