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Value

A value is data and may be the result of evaluating an expression or the contents of a variable.

Related concepts:  ValueEvaluationVariable

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Value (computer science)

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Types and Programming Languages - Section 3.5

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EqualityOperatorComparesListIdentities
(list a) = (list b) compares the identities of list a and list b
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EqualityOperatorComparesOnlyTypes
() = () compares only the types of its operands

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