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Learn JavaScript Primitives

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Which of the following is true about JavaScript primitives?

They are mutable.
There are 5 primitive data types.
They are immutable.
They have built in methods.

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What is a primitive?

Data type: string

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Data type string is different than String, the object wrapper for the value.

Data type: boolean

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boolean data type is different than Boolean, the object wrapper for the value.

Data type: BigInt

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How does BigInt differ from Number?

Data type: Number

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The content link here refers to the primitive wrapper object, which comes with a set of methods to manipulate numbers and number like values. This is good to know, but it's important to note the different between Number as a data type and Number as an object.
Using Number as a function is different that using Number as a constructor

Data type: Symbol

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Symbols are not the same as strings!

Undefined vs null

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Undefined means to specify the absence of a value, whereas null is meant to intentionally specify "nothing" as value.

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