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id: 6633a2a86218659eb77fb9a1
title: Task 46
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-46
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Sophie: Great question, Tom. Variables can change their values, but constants stay the same. -->

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The modal verb `can` is used to indicate possibility or ability. For example, in the sentence `You can see the stars at night`, `can` shows that it is possible to see the stars during nighttime.

`Change` means to make or become different. In everyday life, you might `change` your clothes after work, indicating you switch from work clothes to casual ones.

`Stay the same` means to remain unchanged or constant. For example, `The rules of the game stay the same every year.` This means the rules do not alter from one year to the next.

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`Great question, Tom. Variables can BLANK their values, but constants BLANK BLANK BLANK.`

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`change`

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It describes how the values of variables can be altered or modified during the execution of a program.

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`stay`

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It is used here as part of the phrase meaning to remain in the same state or condition.

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`the`

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It is used as part of the phrase indicating that the state being referred to is specific and defined.

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`same`

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It completes the phrase emphasizing that something does not vary or alter from its original state.

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