[CSI] Difference between value and type
Mikhail Nesterenko
mikhail at cs.kent.edu
Mon Sep 12 08:26:04 EDT 2016
> I was rewriting my notes this evening when I realized that the definitions
> for value and type are very similar. Value is seen as the data held in a
> variable, while type is the kind of data stored in a variable. Due to the
> definitions being so close, are the two terms exchangeable, or is type
> defining value?
Type is the kind of data to be stored: int, double, bool, char
Value is the actual stored data: 22, 55.0, true, 'a'
Thanks,
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Mikhail
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