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 [[naming-conventions]]
 === 2.3 Naming Conventions
 
-*Requirements:*
+*Recommendations:*
 
 * Variable, dimension and attribute names should begin with a letter and
 be composed of letters, digits, and underscores.
 
-*Recommendations:*
-
 * No two variable names should be identical when case is ignored.
 
 [[section-2]]