Mathematical expressions in pseudo code

Question

I have pseudo code am trying to implement in python but I cant seem to remember what p ← 0 would mean in logic or calculus.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '15 at 08:52

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It usually means store the value 0 on the variable p

In python it would be p = 0

answered Jun 03 '15 at 08:52

Davide

True... I was really thinking math now :) – philo Jun 03 '15 at 08:55
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In fact, the arrow is more precise than `=` because `=` could be confused with mathematical compare operator. Unfortunately there was not left arrow character available during development of programming languages. ;-) – dlask Jun 03 '15 at 08:55

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 03 '15 at 08:56

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It is equivalent to the assignment operator, p <- 0 in python is expressed as p = 0.

edited Jun 03 '15 at 08:56

Will Vousden

answered Jun 03 '15 at 08:54

PetMarion

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