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9.209 PRECISION — Decimal precision of a real kind

Description:
PRECISION(X) returns the decimal precision in the model of the type of X.
Standard:
Fortran 95 and later
Class:
Inquiry function
Syntax:
RESULT = PRECISION(X)
Arguments:

X Shall be of type REAL or COMPLEX.

Return value:
The return value is of type INTEGER and of the default integer kind.
See also:
SELECTED_REAL_KIND, RANGE
Example:
          program prec_and_range
            real(kind=4) :: x(2)
            complex(kind=8) :: y
          
            print *, precision(x), range(x)
            print *, precision(y), range(y)
          end program prec_and_range