When the REPLACING phrase is used:
+-------------------------------IBM Extension--------------------------------+
A floating-point data item or floating-point literal is treated as if it is in the NUMERIC category.
+----------------------------End of IBM Extension----------------------------+
When the REPLACING phrase is not used:
+-------------------------------IBM Extension--------------------------------+
+----------------------------End of IBM Extension----------------------------+
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