# 122. Array lower bounds are not preserved when passed as assumed shape argument.
topic: {ref}`array-arguments`
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The lower bounds of an assumed shape dummy argument are 1 or the lower bounds specified in the procedure declaration, regardless of the lower bounds of actual argument in the caller. The lower bounds can be passed as arguments.
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