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DIVIDE (↑ Statements)
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  Verb:         DIVIDE
 
  Function:     Divides one numeric data item into another and stores
                the quotient and remainder.
 
  Syntax:       Which format?  ◄Simple►     ◄INTO GIVING►
                               ◄BY GIVING►  ◄INTO REMAINDER►
                                BY REMAINDER
 
     ►►──DIVIDE──┬─identifier-1─┬─BY─┬─identifier-2─┬────►
                 └─literal-1────┘    └─literal-2────┘
 
     ►──GIVING identifier-3─┬─────────┬──REMAINDER identifier-4──►
                            └─ROUNDED─┘
 
     ►─┬────────────────────────────────────────┬────────►
       └─┬──┬─SIZE ERROR imperative-statement-1─┘
         └ON┘
 
     ►─┬────────────────────────────────────────────┬────►
       └─NOT─┬──┬─SIZE ERROR imperative-statement-2─┘
             └ON┘
 
     ►─┬────────────┬──►◄
       └─END-DIVIDE─┘
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