Expression
A small piece of code that, when executed, produces a value.
What is an expression?
An expression is a small piece of code that produces a value. But without another expression the result is usually meaningless. You generally combine multiple expressions to create a statement.
// examples of 3 different expressions
13 + 4 * 2 - 7
// expressions are evaluated in this order
4 * 2 // first
13 + 8 // second
21 - 7 // third
// this statement performs the arithmetic
// and stores the value
let calculation = 13 + 4 * 2 - 7
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