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Giving a name to something, so that you can refer to it by that name, is called 'assignment'. Above, we assigned the name 'x' to 4, and after that we can use <code>x</code> wherever we want to use the number 4.
Giving a name to something, so that you can refer to it by that name, is called <b>assignment</b>. Above, we assigned the name 'x' to 4, and after that we can use <code>x</code> wherever we want to use the number 4.


Variables can't have spaces or other special characters, and they need to start with a letter. Here are some valid variable names:
Variables can't have spaces or other special characters, and they need to start with a letter. Here are some valid variable names:
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