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Variable reference

Once a new variable has been introduced by means of a variable definition, we are able to reference it:

name

The value of a variable reference is the value bound to the variable name in the dictionary. Therefore the following:

pi

should result in the retrieval of the value 3.14159… computed in the previous paragraph. In the absence of a dictionary entry for the variable name an error is generated; in case the same name is used for several variables, the most recent version is used.


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