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... AND ASSIGNMENT STATEMENTS To store a value ina MATLAB session, or ina program, a variable is used. The Workspace Window shows variables that have been created and their values.One easy way to ... a character; with out them, a letter would beinterpreted as a variable name. Characters are put in an order using whatis called a character encoding. I n the character encoding, all characters ... values.Variables that have been created inthe Command Windo w can be seen in the Workspace Window. In that window, for every variable, the variablename, value, and class (which is, essentially,...
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