# Flashcards: 02-data

**Front:** variable

**Back:** name = "Mia" stores "Mia" under the name name.

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**Front:** assignment

**Back:** name = "Mia" means store, not equals in the maths sense.

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**Front:** update

**Back:** score = score + 5 updates a value from its old self.

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**Front:** int

**Back:** 42 is a whole number.

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**Front:** float

**Back:** 3.5 is a number with a decimal point.

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**Front:** +

**Back:** 4 + 3 gives 7.

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**Front:** -

**Back:** 4 - 3 gives 1.

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**Front:** *

**Back:** 4 * 3 gives 12.

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**Front:** /

**Back:** 7 / 2 gives 3.5, always a float.

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**Front:** //

**Back:** 7 // 2 gives 3, the whole-number part.

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**Front:** %

**Back:** 7 % 2 gives 1, the remainder.

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**Front:** **

**Back:** 2 ** 3 gives 8, a power.

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**Front:** string

**Back:** "Hello" is text in quotes.

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**Front:** join

**Back:** "Hi" + "!" gives "Hi!"

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**Front:** repeat

**Back:** "Ha" * 3 gives "HaHaHa"

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**Front:** len

**Back:** len("Hello") gives 5, counting spaces too.

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**Front:** first character

**Back:** word[0] is the first character; positions start at 0.

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**Front:** brackets

**Back:** (4 + 3) * 2 gives 14; brackets override the normal order.

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