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Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings

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char type   data type used to represent a single character (' ')  
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encoding   mapping a character to its binary representation  
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escape character   backslash \  
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escape sequence   special notation that consists of a backslash followed by a character or combination of digits  
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format specifier   determines how output is displayed  
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instance method   methods that must be invoked by an instantiated object of the class where they reside or that can access the method  
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line-based input   reading all elements on a line including whitespace characters  
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static method   methods that must be invoked by the class where they reside or that can access the method *  
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supplementary Unicode   characters that go above the original 16-bit limit of the original Unicode  
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token-based input   reading individual elements separated by whitespace characters  
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Unicode   encoding scheme established by the Unicode consortium to support the interchange, processing, and display of written texts in the world's diverse languages  
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white space character   does not correspond to a visible mark, but typically does occupy an area on a page  
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