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SHORT 

This statement defines a variable as a type SHORT REAL.

The SHORT statement can also be used as an option with the REAL, DECIMAL
or INTEGER statements to declare SHORT REAL, SHORT DECIMAL, or SHORT
INTEGER types.  See each of those statements for syntax and examples.
SHORT and SHORT REAL are equivalent.

Syntax 

      {num_var} [ {num_var}]
SHORT {arrayd } [,{arrayd }]...

Parameters 

num_var          Name of scalar numeric variable to be declared.

arrayd           Numeric array description.  The syntax for the array is
                 described under the DIM statement.

Examples 

     100 SHORT I
     120 SHORT L,M
     130 SHORT A(3)

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