title: Assumed size arrays: Colon vs. asterisk - DIMENSION(:) arr vs. arr(*)
body: <p>Is there any difference between these two methods of declaring an assumed-size array?</p>
  
  <p>e.g. </p>
  
  <pre><code>real, dimension(:) :: arr
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>real               :: arr(*)
  </code></pre>