Answered: Define the term Function Prototype.

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Define the term Function Prototype.

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Function Prototype:

A function declaration tells the compiler the return type of a function, the name of the function and the number of the argument of a function. Prototype declaration of a function means to declare a function before use it.

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The Syntax of a function prototype declaration is:

return-type funtionName (arguments);

return-type: it is the return type of a function. A function can have a void, int, char, float, and double return type.

funtionName: it is the user-defined name of the function.

arguments: it is the number of arguments a function has.

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