084. DIMENSION can be used to declare several arrays of the same SHAPE#

topic: Arrays

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DIMENSION can be used to declare several arrays of the same SHAPE, which can be overridden on the same line.

real, dimension(3,4) :: x, y, z(5,6)

is legal but should be written

real, dimension(3,4) :: x, y real :: z(5,6)

for clarity.

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