unit 6 vocab Flashcards
1
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list
A
an ordered collection of elements
2
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element
A
an individual value in a list that is assigned a unique index
3
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while loop
A
repeatedly runs a block of code while boolean expression is true, once boolean becomes false it will stop
4
Q
for loop
A
condenses while loop in to a shorter statement, once boolean becomes false loop will end
5
Q
iteration
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a repetitive portion of an algorithm which repeats a specified number of times or until a given condition is met
6
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infinite loop
A
occurs when boolean expression will never evaluate to false
7
Q
filter
A
create a subset of elements from original list
8
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reduce
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reduce the list down to a single element , ex: the smallest number in the list
9
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traversal
A
the process of accessing each item in a list at one time (for loop)
