- `R = colon (BASE, LIMIT)`
- `R = colon (BASE, INCREMENT, LIMIT)`

Return the result of the colon expression corresponding to `BASE`, `LIMIT`, and
optionally, `INCREMENT`.

This function is equivalent to the operator syntax `BASE : LIMIT` or
`BASE : INCREMENT : LIMIT`.

See also: `linspace`.

### References

- https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/colon.html
- https://octave.sourceforge.io/octave/function/colon.html