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─────COMPLEX Data Type──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     The COMPLEX or COMPLEX*8 data type is an ordered pair of
     single-precision real numbers. The DOUBLE COMPLEX or COMPLEX*16
     data type is an ordered pair of double-precision real numbers. The
     first number in the pair is the real part of a complex number, and
     the second number in the pair is the imaginary part.
 
     Both the real and imaginary components of a COMPLEX or COMPLEX*8
     number are REAL*4 numbers, so COMPLEX or COMPLEX*8 numbers occupy
     8 bytes of memory. Both the real and imaginary components of a
     DOUBLE COMPLEX or COMPLEX*16 number are REAL*8 numbers, so DOUBLE
     COMPLEX and COMPLEX*16 numbers occupy 16 bytes of memory.
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