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universal form of assignment: |
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| <variable> <assignment symbol> <expression> |
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| day
= hours/24; |
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| • | value of the variable on the left is changed |
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| to have the new value of expression on right |
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| • | read “=” as “is assigned” “becomes” “gets” |
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| • | right-to-left value flow |
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| = is
different in math and programming |