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<B>%</B> _ _ _ <B>PERCENT</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>command</B><P>
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The percent sign is used to precede comments; everything from a percent 
to the end of the line is ignored. 
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df(x**3 + y,x);% This is a comment key{Return} 


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  3*X  


int(3*x**2,x) %This is a comment; key{Return} 
</TT></PRE><P>A prompt is given, waiting for the semicolon that was not 
detected in the comment<P><PRE><TT></TT></PRE><P> 
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Statement delimiters <em>;</em> and <em>$</em> are not detected between a 
percent sign and the end of the line. 
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