Is there a way to get LaTeX to place figures in the same page as a reference to that figure?

Question

I am using LaTeX and the figure environment.

I am well familiar with the parameters to that environment: [htbp], and I am also generally familiar with the strategies tha

Answer 1

Yes, include float package into the top of your document and H (capital H) as a figure specifier:

\usepackage{float}

\begin{figure}[H]
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\end{figure}