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I'm kind of stuck on some problems with a variable that looks like this |x|
Can someone tell me what those two lines are for? Thanks
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I'm kind of stuck on some problems with a variable that looks like this |x|
Can someone tell me what those two lines are for? Thanks
A context is required - there are several meanings it could have. Please post one of the problems.
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