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| A variable used in a loop to add up or accumulate a result. |
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| A variable used in a loop to count the number of times something hap- pened. We initialize a counter to zero and then increment the counter each time we want to “count” something. |
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| An update that decreases the value of a variable. |
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| An assignment that gives an initial value to a variable that will be updated. |
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| An update that increases the value of a variable (often by one). |
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| A loop in which the terminating condition is never satisfied or for which there is no terminating condition. |
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| Repeated execution of a set of statements using either a function that calls itself or a loop. |
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