Abstract
A constant is a variable with a value that cannot be changed once it has been assigned. This allows the compiler to enforce that a variable’s value is not changed anywhere in the code by mistake.
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Olsson, M. (2019). Constants. In: Modern C Quick Syntax Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4288-9_17
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