Is passing a number in the same as using that number as the argument?

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@jrashaad

Are these two statements equivalent?

Yes, they are. What we pass in through the function call argument becomes the formal parameter of the function, and given a local name.

>>> def foo(number):     # formal parameter => number
    return ''.join(['*'] * number)

>>> foo(25)              # argument         => 25
'*************************'
>>>