Type is a characteristic of a {{glossary("value")}} affecting which operations on that value are valid. For example, an integer can be subtracted from an integer, but not from a string.
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<p><strong>Type</strong> is a characteristic of a {{glossary("value")}} affecting which operations on that value are valid. For example, an integer can be subtracted from an integer, but not from a string.</p>
<h2>Learn more</h2>
<h3>Learn about types</h3>
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<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures">Data types in JavaScript</a></li>
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<h3>General knowledge</h3>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_type">Wikipedia article</a></li>
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