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comprehensions

/kəmˈprɛndʒənzənz/ noun · British & US
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What does comprehensions mean?

noun

A feature of some programming languages that allows for the concise creation of sequences from iterables, often used to create lists or other data structures. In mathematics, a way of describing a set using a formula.

Example

"The list comprehension [x**2 for x in range(10)] generates a list of squares of numbers from 0 to 9."

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