Why are arrays passed automatically by reference, unlike scalar variables?
What will be an ideal response?
It is more efficient to pass arrays in this manner. Since many arrays are large, passing an array by value would consume a great deal of the computer's memory and time because the computer would need to duplicate the array in the receiving function's formal parameter.
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