### 2.2.2.2 Data Type by Implication

In the absence of either IMPLICIT statements or explicit type declarations, all variables with names beginning with I, J, K, L, M, or N are assumed to be integer variables. Variables with names beginning with any other letter are assumed to be real variables. For example:

Real Variables | Integer Variables
`ALPHA` | `JCOUNT`
`BETA` | `ITEM`
`TOTAL` | `NTOTAL`

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