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Purpose: To return the largest integer that is less than or equal to the
giver numeric expression.
Syntax: A% = INT(N%) or A% = INT(N!)
Example: A% = INT(9.86)
PRINT A%
B% = INT(-5.68)
PRINT B%
Description: A% is an integer variable to be assigned to the result.
N% or N! is a numeric expression,it can be an integer or a
real number.
Purpose: To insert explanatory remarks in a program.
Syntax: REM remark or 'remark
Example: REM This is function
' This is BASIC program
Description: remark may be any sequence of characters. BASIC
interpreter will ignore whatever follows the REM or „ until
end of the line‟.
Purpose: To set the precision of the decimal points for printing real
number expression.
Syntax: SET_PRECISION(N%)
Example: A! = 3.141592654
SET_PRECISION(6)
PRINT "A = ", A! ' A = 3.141593
Description: N% is a numeric expression in the rang of 0 to 6.
The precision default setting is two digits.