A programmer is writing a software system to monitor weather station data. They have written the following Python program containing a subprogram to convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
def convertToCelsius(fahrenheit):
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9
return celsius
# Main program
currentTemp = 98.6
convertedTemp = convertToCelsius(currentTemp)
print("The temperature in Celsius is " + str(convertedTemp))
Identify the name of the variable in the main program that receives the value calculated and returned by the subprogram.
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