Indexing
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14. Glossary
list:
A sequence of values.
element:
One of the values in a list (or other sequence), also called items.
nested list:
A list that is an element of another list.
accumulator:
A variable used in a loop to add up or accumulate a result.
augmented assignment:
A statement that updates the value of a variable using an operator like +=.
reduce:
A processing pattern that traverses a sequence and accumulates the elements into a single result.
map:
A processing pattern that traverses a sequence and performs an operation on each element.
filter:
A processing pattern that traverses a list and selects the elements that satisfy some criterion.
object:
Something a variable can refer to. An object has a type and a value.
equivalent:
Having the same value.
identical:
Being the same object (which implies equivalence).
reference:
The association between a variable and its value.
aliasing:
A circumstance where two or more variables refer to the same object.
delimiter:
A character or string used to indicate where a string should be split.