- Context determines how variables and values are evaluated
- In Perl, is "1" a number, a string, or a boolean value?
- In English, is "fly" a noun, a verb, or an adjective?
- A variable or value can have different meanings in
different contexts
- Context is more important than "type"
- Several types of scalar context
- Scalar vs. list context
- Scalar context require a single value
- List context allows multiple values
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