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Defining Functions with Parameters and Return Values
Functions are reusable blocks of code. Parameters (a, b) act as placeholders for input values, and the 'return' keyword sends a value back to where the function was called.
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function multiply(a, b) {return a * b;}const result = multiply(5, 3);console.log(result);
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function multiply(a, b)
Declares a function named 'multiply' that takes two inputs.
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return a * b;
Calculates the product and returns it.
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const result = multiply(5, 3);
Calls the function with 5 and 3, storing the returned value (15) in 'result'.