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Values that conform to the REXX definition of a number (below) are treated as a number:
 
<big> {blanks} {-│+} {blanks} {digits} {<big>.</big>} {digits} <big><big><big> {</big></big></big> {e│E} {-│+} {exponent} <big><big><big>} </big></big></big> {blanks} </big>
 
(Decimal) &nbsp; '''digits''' &nbsp; are any of the decimal digits: &nbsp; '''0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9''' &nbsp; &nbsp; (or may be omitted).
 
The &nbsp; '''e''' &nbsp; or &nbsp; '''E''' &nbsp; (above) signifies the following decimal number is an exponent &nbsp; (a power of ten that