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Named Function Declarations

A function declaration defines a reusable block of code with a name. Unlike arrow functions, these are hoisted, meaning they can be called before they are defined in the code.

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function calculateTotal(price, tax) {
return price + tax;
}
 
const total = calculateTotal(100, 19);
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function calculateTotal(price, tax)
Defines a function named 'calculateTotal' that accepts two parameters.
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return price + tax
Sends the calculated result back to wherever the function was called.