Glossary

the inputs to a function; expressions for arguments follow the name of a function

a display of categorical data that uses bars positioned over category values; each bar’s height reflects the count or percentage of data values in that category

data whose values are qualities that are not subject to the laws of arithmetic.

a diagram of the structure of an expression (arithmetic or code)

a statement of the name, domain, and range of a function

a number or set of numbers describing an object’s location

a structured piece of data in a dataset that typically reports all the information gathered about a given individual

the science of collecting, organizing, and drawing general conclusions from data, with the help of computers

a way of classifying values, such as: Number, String, Image, Boolean, or any user-defined data structure

to find and fix errors in one’s code

the left-most text box in the Editor where definitions for values and functions are written

a sequence of steps that helps people document, test, and write functions

the type or set of inputs that a function expects

software in which you can write and evaluate code

information from the computer about errors in code

shows the use of a function on specific inputs and the computation the function should perform on those inputs

a computation written in the rules of some language (such as arithmetic, code, or a Circle of Evaluation)

a mathematical object that consumes inputs and produces an output

the titles of each column of a table, usually shown at the top

a column of unique values which identify all the individual rows (e.g. - student IDs, SSNs, etc)

a type of data for pictures

the right-most text box in the Editor, where expressions are entered to evaluate

a function that is only associated with an instance of a datatype, which consumes inputs and produces an output based on that instance

a data type representing a real number

a display that uses areas of a circular pie’s slices to show percentages in each category

a set of rules for writing code that a computer can evaluate

a brief description of what a function does

number values for which arithmetic makes sense

the type or set of outputs that a function produces

a data type for any sequence of characters between quotation marks (examples: "hello", "42", "this is a string!")

the set of rules that defines a language, whether it be spoken, written, or programmed.

a specific piece of data, like 5 or "hello"

a letter, symbol, or term that stands in for a value or expression