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Constants and Variables

Constants in C refer to fixed values that do not change during the execution of a program. There are four basic types of constants in C. They are integer constants, floating point constants, character constants and string constants. Integer and floating point constants represent numbers. They are often referred to collectively as numeric _ type constants. The following rules apply to all numeric type constants. 1. Commas and blank spaces cannot be included within the constants. 2. The constant can be preceded by a minus (-) if desired. The minus sign is an operator that changes the sign of a positive constant though it can be thought of as a part of the constant itself. 3. The value of a constant cannot exceed specified minimum and maximum bounds. For each type of constant, these bounds will vary from one C compiler to another. Integer Constants: An integer constant is an integer-valued number. Thus it consists of a sequence of digits. Integer (number) constants can b