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- The primary purpose of the DATA statement is to give names to
- constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every
- appearance, the variable PI can be given that value with a DATA
- statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This
- also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change.
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- -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers
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