Naming conventions: Difference between revisions

→‎numbers: expressed { } within grouping { }.
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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 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
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<br>with/without an optional sign.
 
A leading sign &nbsp; (for a number) &nbsp; if present, may havebe a minus sign (<big>'''-'''</big>) &nbsp; or &nbsp; a plus sign (<big>'''+'''</big>).
 
===variable names===