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Section 3.12 Glossary
Glossary Glossary
floating-point.
A type of variable (or value) that can contain fractions as well as integers. There are a few floating-point types in C++; the one we use in this book is double.
initialization.
A statement that declares a new variable and assigns a value to it at the same time.
function.
A named sequence of statements that performs some useful function. Functions may or may not take parameters, and may or may not produce a result.
parameter.
A piece of information you provide in order to call a function. Parameters are like variables in the sense that they contain values and have types.
argument.
A value that you provide when you call a function. This value must have the same type as the corresponding parameter.
call.
Cause a function to be executed.
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floating-point
A type of value that can contain fractions as well as integers.
initialization
A statement that declares a new variable and assigns a value to it.
call
Causes a function to be executed.
2.
Match each phrase with the corresponding definition by dragging the phrase into the appropriate box.
Try again!
function
A named sequence of statements that performs some useful function.
parameter
A piece of information you provide in order to call a function.
argument
A value that you provide when you call a function.
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