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A constant is a variable that has a value that cannot be changed once the constant has been assigned. This allows the compiler to enforce that the variable’s value is not changed anywhere in the code by mistake.
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Olsson, M. (2018). Constants. In: C++17 Quick Syntax Reference. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3600-0_23
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