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#include "MusimatTutorial.h"
MusimatTutorialSection(B0105) {
Print("*** B.1.5 Variables ***");
/*****************************************************************************

B.1.5 Variables

Variables are named places to store data. Names are indicated by one or more upper- or lower-case 
letters, like Q, n, or fred. Alphabetic case is significant, so fred  denotes a different variable than 
does Fred. Numbers can also be used in variable names (for example,  Fred33), but the first letter 
of a variable name may not be a number.

Since they physically embody data, variables occupy space and time. Variables flow into 
existence when they are defined, and generally hold their value until the end of the program 
unless additional steps are taken to change their value or to restrict their existence to a certain 
region of the program.

Here are some examples of Integer and Real variables.  The examples also show the initialization
of the variables with initial constant values using the assignment operator '='.

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Integer a = 3;  // Define variable a and assign it an initial value of 3
Real b = 3.14;  // Define variable b and assign it an initial value of 3.14

}}

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