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A constant can be arithmetic or character.  Each constant has a data type
associated with it.  Arithmetic constants consist of those constants whose
data type is one of integer, real, or complex (FORTRAN only).  C treats
character constants like arithmetic constants so they can be used in
arithmetic expressions.  FORTRAN treats character constants as constants of
type CHARACTER so they cannot be used in arithmetic expressions.